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Sharing the Good News

Savita Katarya, the Diversity Council’s Education Program Manager, was part of a panel that delivered good news about student achievement at the school board meeting on June 16.  Read more about her report

 

Join Our Facilitator Team!

The Diversity Council is recruiting ten people to join our team of facilitators presenting anti-bias workshops to K-12 students in Olmsted County. Applications are due by Friday, July 17. Thirty-two hours of mandatory training begins Monday, July 27. Position announcement. Job description.

 

Table Talk Encouraged Here

If you’re a card player, then you know that table talk can get you accused of cheating.  But a different kind of Table Talk took place throughout the Rochester area on June 30 as neighbors gathered about the dinner table. Read more

 

Diversity Council Expresses Support for Local Buddhist Community

We at the Diversity Council were saddened to hear about the recent incidents of vandalism and harassment at the local Buddhist temple—smashed lights, torn up flowers, and obscenities shouted at the monks. 

 

Rochester has a reputation as a safe, family-friendly town. But for whose families? A spike in racially and religiously motivated crimes over the past year brought us to the attention of the FBI. When teenagers spit on worshippers leaving the mosque and Somalis are beaten in back alleys, the reputation of our town takes a beating as well. Read more

 

Pride Month

Okay, so National Pride Month was in June. But Rochester’s Pridefest takes place July 9-12, so we’re bringing you the news this month. Check out the full Pridefest schedule (there’s a lot going on this year!) on our events page.

 

We’re still looking for five volunteers to staff the Diversity Council booth at Pridefest on Saturday, July 11. Sign up for two hour shifts. Don’t feel like you’re well informed enough about the Diversity Council? Come half an hour early and we’ll train you! Contact Denise if you’re interested.

 

And as your Pride Month bonus, here are some practical tips from DiversityInc magazine:

7 Things NEVER to say to LGBT Coworkers.

Things 'to' Say to LGBT Coworkers

 

 

Spotlight On...
Al LunBoard member and facilitator Al Lun. Al is determined not to fritter away his retirement--read about what he's been doing to make a difference. Full story

 

 

 

Diversity Council Featured on NBC Today Show!

 

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Learn more about Spark (formerly Prejudice Reduction Workshops)

 

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