When: May 6, 2021 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CST Where: Online/Video Conference Cost: $30 Suggested Donation Level: Intermediate Track: Critical Employment Practices Presenters: Megan Hughes Johnson, Interfaith Youth Core  |  Jenan Mohajir, Interfaith Youth Core Religious diversity is an incredibly important part of American public life. Controversies regarding religion and business are regularly in both the press and the courts and … Continue reading "Forum Event – Religion in the Workplace: Interfaith Skills to Engage Difference"

When: May 20, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CST Where: Online/Video Conference Cost: $30 Suggested Donation Register here: https://forumworkplaceinclusion.org/dibs/when-our-identities-conflict-learning-to-see-and-hear-each-other-across-difference/ Presenters: Bill Proudman, White Men as Full Diversity Partners/FDP Global  |  Hayward Bell, Raytheon Company RETIRED  |  Kimberly B. Davis, National Hockey League  |  Lee Tschanz, Rockwell Automation  |  Amy Wilczynski, Anderson & Rust - Borough of Allendale, NJ What do we believe … Continue reading "Forum Presentaion, When Our Identities Conflict – Learning to See and Hear Each Other Across Difference"

When: May 27, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST Level: Introductory Track: Global Diversity Presenter: Luiza Dreasher, Mastering Cultural Difference Cost: Free, $15 Suggested Donation Register at https://forumworkplaceinclusion.org/webinars/mastering-cultural-differences-strategies-for-leading-a-global-workforce/ With the trend toward a more diverse workforce continuing, so are the ways we conduct business. In the past, most U.S. businesses functioned primarily within our borders. Today, globalization is proving … Continue reading "Forum Webinar, Mastering Cultural Differences: Strategies for Leading a Global Workforce"

When: June 17, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm central Cost: Free Presenters: Jesse Bridges, EVERFI  |  Erin McClintock, EVERFI 2020 brought with it an international a pandemic, a financial crisis, a polarizing presidential election, and an acute and overdue focus on racial and structural inequities. The effects still ripple in 2021, with one being a renewed energy … Continue reading "Forum Webinar, A Psychologically Safe Workplace is the New Normal"

When: July 15, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST Presenter: Farzana Nayani, Farzana Nayani, Consulting and Training Cost: Free Register at https://forumworkplaceinclusion.org/webinars/connecting-ergs-during-distanced-and-polarized-times/ Are you faced with how to engage with your employee resource group (ERG) members during these socially distanced modes of working and living? Do you find the challenges of current times are adding stress and … Continue reading "Forum Webinar Connecting ERGs During Distanced and Polarized Times"

When: August 19, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST Presenters: Samreen Vora, Children's Minnesota  |  Brittany Dahlen, Children's Minnesota Cost: Free Many organizations are flocking to implement implicit bias training and other activities to bring to light the structural racism present in our organizations. Although implicit bias training is the first step in creating awareness, it is important … Continue reading "Using Innovative Simulation Strategies to Dismantle Systemic Racism"

When: September 16, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST Presenters: Vannessa LeBoss, Communication Service for the Deaf  |  Craig Radford, Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) Cost: Free Registration: https://forumworkplaceinclusion.org/webinars/engaging-with-deaf-hard-of-hearing-customers-and-employees/ Every day, one to two million Deaf Americans are forced to communicate either through a third party or secondary language in order to reach customer … Continue reading "Engaging with Deaf & Hard of Hearing Customers and Employees"

When: October 21, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Level: Introductory Track: Critical Employment Practices Presenters: Lynn Thompson, Hospitality Career Pathway  |  Scarlett Xiong, Hospitality Career Pathway Cost: Free Register at, https://forumworkplaceinclusion.org/webinars/identifying-and-eliminating-systemic-barriers-to-employment-for-immigrants-and-refugees/ Participants will be able to identify the unique barriers that immigrants and refugees face in employment. Learn creative and innovative ways the International … Continue reading "Forum Webinar Identifying and Eliminating Systemic Barriers to Employment for Immigrants and Refugees"