Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

  Thanksgiving is really a nice holiday.  For starters, the concept of "giving thanks" is probably something that we could put to work a little more often.  I know that I certainly have a lot to be thankful for and do not always do a good job of remembering that.  It is also always nice   [Read More…]

Managing Religious Diversity Issues in a Public School Setting Educator Training Offered by Project Interfaith, an affiliate of the ADL Plains States Regional Office When: Wednesday, January 30, 2008, from 7:45 am until 3:00 pm Where: Community Room at the Jewish Community Center (333 S. 132nd Street) What: A day-long training for public school educators,   [Read More…]

From CNN: The study by the London Business School concluded that teams of employees where the gender balance is equal tend to come up with more creative and innovative ideas than groups dominated by either men or women. The rest of the article is here. 

This is from the KnowHR blog in response to the American Association of University Women research showing that one year out of college, women make 80% of what their male counterparts make…after ten years it is down to 69%.  This is based on research that was conducted this year.  The full post is here. 5   [Read More…]

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this:  if we have been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.  The bamboozle has captured us.  Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." –Carl Sagan 

  I was in a meeting this morning which ended with several of us talking about the needs, flaws, challenges and other issues regarding diversity / inclusion / cultural competency training.  It cracked open a couple of thoughts in my head, so I thought I would try to share some of them here.  QUESTIONS /   [Read More…]

The Working with Humans workshops were pretty well recieved, so I have scheduled one more before the end of the year: Wednesday, December 12th 8:00am – 11:30am UNO Thompson Alumni Center $49.20 (dont ask) REGISTER HERE  Because we all work with humans, and we can all do a little better…right? 

Please join a celebration of Native American Heritage Month at the Lewisand Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center in the National ParkService Midwest Regional Office, at 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska,on Friday November 16, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.  We will host Mr. Fred LeRoy, anenrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and founder of   [Read More…]

The first Teen Step Up to the Mic Poetry Slam   Don’t Miss this Event    Sponsored by the YWCA Omaha.      When:      Monday November 12th, 2007   Where:     Omaha North High School Auditorium   Time:       4:00-6:00 PM   Cost:       Free to students with school ID and $5.00 donation for adults (your contribution will   [Read More…]

This is a post that was on the Richard Florida blog a few weeks ago.  Not only is it, in my honest opinion, a good question for communities to reflect on, it also applies to organizations.  Why SHOULD a talented, young, gay professional be interested in joining your team?  For that matter why should a   [Read More…]