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

Krusin’ the Capitol Newsletter Archive 2007Topic A – RacismJune 23, 2007 Racism. For my first “occasional paper” in the legislative interim I will write about what we are not supposed to talk about. My hope is we will think about what we really must think about. Racism in Nebraska and in the U. S. Our   [Read More…]

On February 8th and 9th of 2007, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Chicano Awareness Center, Urban League of Nebraska and Alegent Health sponsored a Decision Accelerator on Community and Workplace Diversity and Inclusion.  The participants were from large and small organizations, for profit and not for profit, as well as education, faith-based and civic   [Read More…]

Study: Race disparity in medical care persists – CNN.com Study: Race disparity in medical care persists – CNN.com: WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Blacks were far less likely than whites to get specialized procedures after a heart attack and were more likely to die within a year, according to a study showing persistent racial disparities in U.S.   [Read More…]

Managing Religious Diversity Issues in a Public School Setting:  Educator Training October 10th, 8:00 – 3:00 Jewish Community Center This day-long training will provide school educators and staff with information and resources to: explore their own views about religion and identity and understand how these views may impact the teacher-student relationship learn about major laws   [Read More…]

The Omaha Heritage and Culturefest Center is a clearing house for ethnic and cultural activities for members of respective organizations and inform the public of cultural activities open to the public. The goal of this page is to enrich the lives of all Omahans by promoting and preserving the cultural roots of old and new   [Read More…]

Here is a very good article from ScienceCareers.org focused on workforce diversity as a potential competitive advantage.  This line, which comes from the last paragraph, is one of my favorites: "only a well-educated, highly diverse workforce, comprised of people who have learned to work productively and creatively with individuals from a multitude of races and   [Read More…]

I have mentioned Beth Katz before on this site, and am happy to mention her again.  To complement the valuable work she is doing as the Project Interfaith Director for the ADL, she has launched a Project Interfaith blog.