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

Watch this great clip on YouTube…A Land Called Paradise.    

The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission, which exists to mobilize Nebraskans to strengthen their communities through volunteering, collaboration and national service programs will be holding their annual conference March 31st and April 1st.  I am going to be presenting a new workshop; "Diversity and Inclusion:  Creating a New Social Space" the afternoon of the 31st and   [Read More…]

Mark your calendars!  Here are some good events (mostly local) for 2008…attend them, send people to them, promote them, sponsor them!!!! February:  Black History Month  February 27th:  Working with Humans  March 5th:  UNO Women of Color Leadership Awards  March 6th:  Young Professionals Summit  March 12th:  Working with Humans  April 8th:  HRAM Diversity Seminar  April 23rd:    [Read More…]

Would you like to create a community where every student has the opportunity for college or vocational training, jobs and employment, and career opportunities? Building Bright Futures (BBF) wants to help create that kind of community and needs your help to do so! You can help make it happen.  Come participate in an interactive Building   [Read More…]

Interesting article from MSNBC.com about where things stand today. Racial harassment still infecting the workplace Despite decades of civil-rights progress, workers’ complaints are rising By Eve Tahmincioglu MSNBC contributor Sun., Jan. 13, 2008 Many of us are marveling at how seemingly far our society has come given a man with an African American heritage is   [Read More…]

I may have shared these before, but they are both really good and short articles, courtesy of the Level Playing Field Institute.  Take a quick look: The Cost of Employee Turnover Due Solely to Unfairness in the Workplace  The Cost of Hidden Bias at Work Have a great weekend! 

I hope you will consider attending Metropolitan Community College’s 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration, free and open to the public.  23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration‘Living the Dream’ Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. South Omaha Campus, Industrial Training Center 119 Keynote address: Rev. Dr. Selwyn Q.   [Read More…]

Wonderful article from the Boston Globe… Those people What if our prejudices could be transformed into a force for good? A Harvard scholar suggests a new way to think about social relations. By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow  |  January 6, 2008 IN A WORLD FRAUGHT with ethnic, religious, and sectarian tensions, "tolerance" is a familiar mantra. Diversity   [Read More…]

MLK 40th Anniversary Unifying our Community Through 40 Years of his Dream Hosted by:  City of Omaha Human Rights and Relations Department Sponsored by:  Paxton and Vierling Steel Co. Master of Ceremonies:  Mayor Mike Fahey  Featuring:  Manning Marable (educator / author / journalist)  "40 Year Legacy of Dr. Marting Luther King Jr. and the Dream"    [Read More…]

It just keeps getting better!  More Working with Humans workshops on the calendar: Working with Humans: Diversity, Inclusion and Communication @ Work Do you work with humans?  How is that working out for you?  Would you like that to be a little more effective…more authentic…more real? This engaging and interactive workshop will provide participants with   [Read More…]