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SUMMARY:Exploring the Crossroads of Diversity and Spirituality
DESCRIPTION:A free brown-bag lunch discussion via Zoom.  Mediators Homer La Rue and Daniel Bowling will join with BLC’s David Hoffman to lead a conversation about some of the deeper dimensions of how our efforts to promote diversity\, equity\, and inclusion connect us\, and also how those efforts relate to our own spirituality.  Participation via Zoom\, with a cap on enrollment of 45 participants.  Free!!
URL:https://blc.law/event/exploring-the-crossroads-of-diversity-and-spirituality/
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SUMMARY:Counteracting Racism & Other Systemic Bias:The Head\, the Heart & the Street
DESCRIPTION:The virus of racism and other forms of bias pervades our society at both the personal and organizational levels – and there is no vaccine for it. This interactive workshop will provide tools for recognizing and addressing bias at both levels. We will use small group discussions and participatory exercises to learn from each other how we can move from intellectual and emotional awareness to becoming agents for change.  \nWorkshop leader Matt Thompson\, who is an Affiliate at Boston Law Collaborative\, LLC\, has broad experience as a trainer and organizational consultant and has held diversity positions at such companies and institutions as State Street Bank\, Shawmut National Corporation\, The Boston Company\, Draper Laboratories\, the University of Massachusetts\, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  \nThis program has been designed for and will be delivered on Zoom. A link will be emailed to all registrants the day before the program. For any questions\, please email BLCI Administrator\, Jenna Goodman at Jgoodman@blc.law. (“The Head\, the Heart\, and the Street” ©2017 – Matt Thompson.)
URL:https://blc.law/event/counteracting-racism-and-other-forms-of-systemic-bias-the-head-the-heart/
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SUMMARY:Biased? Who\, Me?! A Candid Look at the Problem of Implicit Bias
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive online workshop to explore the origins of biases\, how they can be measured\, and how we can counteract them. \nAll of us have biases\, and some biases have served us well as a species\, protecting us from danger and enabling us to make routine decisions quickly. Other biases have not served us well in a modern\, diverse society\, where the tendency to feel more comfortable with people who are like us creates blinders of which we are often unaware. This workshop will explore the origins of biases\, how they can be measured\, and how we can counteract – in ourselves and others – those biases that stand in the way of progress against racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, and other forms of discrimination in our society. This program has been designed for and will be delivered on Zoom. To learn more\, please click here. \nFinancial assistance is available. Please contact Jenna Goodman\, BLC Institute Program Administrator (jgoodman@blc.law) to learn more.
URL:https://blc.law/event/biased-who-me-a-candid-look-at-the-problem-of-implicit-bias/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T093000
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SUMMARY:Assessing Workplace Bias in the Era of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter
DESCRIPTION:Assessing Workplace Bias in the Era of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter: Understanding Root Causes and Conducting Cultural Assessments \nEqual employment opportunity and anti-discrimination laws have been on the books nationally since 1964\, yet recent social movements from #MeToo and to Black Lives Matter have shown that decades of employment policies around these laws have been ineffective in eliminating bias at work. Likewise\, traditional D&I initiatives have fallen short of measurable progress. This program focuses on why this is\, covering the 4 levels of bias which intersect at the workplace. We will also cover best practices to determine the actual experiences of underrepresented groups in a particular business. \nWorkshop leader Jody Newman\, Esq.\, who is Of Counsel at Boston Law Collaborative\, has been a leading employment lawyer in Boston for more than 35 years\, representing both employees and employers\, and has broad experience in independent workplace assessments and investigations and as a mediator. This program has been designed for and will be delivered on Zoom. \nA link will be emailed to all registrants the day before the program. For any questions\, please email BLCI Administrator\, Jenna Goodman at Jgoodman@blc.law.
URL:https://blc.law/event/assessing-workplace-bias-in-the-era-of-metoo-and-black-lives-matter/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200723T120000
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SUMMARY:Leading Effective Virtual Meetings & Trainings
DESCRIPTION:BLC is offering a free virtual program on how to make your next virtual meeting or training more interactive and productive. \nBLC mediator and facilitator Audrey Lee will lead a free interactive lunchtime conversation sharing strategies to make your next virtual meeting or training more interactive and productive. Participants will be invited to share questions and scenarios beforehand. Participants will receive a Zoom invitation link by email 24 hours before the program. \n\n\n\n\nBLC mediator and facilitator Audrey Lee will lead a free interactive lunchtime conversation sharing strategies to make your next virtual meeting or training more interactive and productive. Participants will be invited to share questions and scenarios beforehand. Participants will receive a Zoom invitation link by email 24 hours before the program.
URL:https://blc.law/event/leading-effective-virtual-meetings-trainings/
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SUMMARY:BLC's Virtual Program on Parenting and Co-Parenting Issues in the Covid Era
DESCRIPTION:BLC is offering a free virtual program on co-parenting issues parents are facing in the era of Covid. \nBLC attorney and mediator Michele Keratsis will lead a discussion of best practices\, child-care\, custody issues\, and health concerns parents are facing in the era of Covid-19. Participants will receive a zoom link via email 24 hours before the program. \n\n\n\n\nBLC attorney and mediator Michele Keratsis will lead a discussion of best practices\, child-care\, custody issues\, and health concerns parents are facing in the era of Covid-19. Participants will receive a zoom link via email 24 hours before the program.
URL:https://blc.law/event/blcs-virtual-program-on-parenting-and-co-parenting-issues-in-the-covid-era/
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SUMMARY:How to Effectively Deal with Racism\, Sexism and other Forms of Bigotry
DESCRIPTION:BLC is offering a free virtual program on Implicit Bias – Tools for Effectively Dealing with Racism\, Sexism and other Forms of Bigotry. \nThe purpose of this discussion is to focus on proven techniques for addressing and remediating bias in workplaces\, educational institutions\, and other settings. Please join us to share and/or learn about such techniques. The program will be led by BLC’s David Hoffman\, Audrey Lee\, Jody Newman and Matt Thompson. Participants will receive a zoom link via email 24 hours before the program.
URL:https://blc.law/event/how-to-effectively-deal-with-racism-sexism-and-other-forms-of-bigotry/
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