Part I: Building Effective Hate/Bias Response Efforts and Processes-Creating an Inclusive Workplace Culture 

Defining and identifying hate & bias

Understanding the impact of hate/bias and the importance of addressing it

Grappling with the complexities and current issues surrounding hate/bias

Exploring ideas and action strategies to create an inclusive organization's culture

Join us for Part I of GLADC's Three Session Series with 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award Recipient:

Amanda Florence Goodenough  

Amanda currently serves as a Team Lead for Social Responsibility Speaks™, LLC, a womxn-owned and BIPOC-centered consulting agency, whose mission is to create a culture of belonging and mattering through a focus on equity, inclusion, and justice. The Social Responsibility Speaks’™ team partners with individuals and organizations to commit to becoming better and stronger in the journey to prevent harm, confront bias, and seek justice

Previously, Amanda served as the Director of the Research & Resource Center for Campus Climate at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. For 15+ years, Amanda facilitated workshops, programming, and assessment, provided leadership for the award-winning Awareness through Performance, and guided the institution's Hate Response Team. During her tenure, Amanda co-founded RISE UP (Racial & Intersecting Identity Symposium for Equitable University Progress) and the nationally-growing Hate/Bias Response Symposium. 

 Thursday, May 20th, Part II: "The Language of Inclusion- How to implement inclusive language within your place of work, close circles, and community"

Thursday, June 17th, Part III: "Cultural Humility: Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Advance Equity & Justice" 

Please be looking for Part II & III invitations during the months of April and May!

Our Vision

The Greater La Crosse Area is an inclusive and welcoming place to live, work, access opportunities, contribute and belong. Our workplaces and communities affirm the inherent possibilities of people of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, abilities, cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, economic and military statuses.

Do you find the efforts of our consortium of local organizations crucial for making the La Crosse Area an inclusive and equitable place to live?

We want to invite you, your colleagues, and your circles of influence to join the Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council by becoming an active member! Learn more here:  https://www.glaxdiversitycouncil.com/membership/ 

Please consider supporting our work by donating here: 

https://www.glaxdiversitycouncil.com/membership/donations/ 

All contributions are greatly appreciated! 

2021 Values

A YEAR OF CONNECTION.ACTION.CONTINUOUS SUPPORT AND LEARNING

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