“We have to build unity among ourselves, and that means all of us working together.” - Larry Itliong
During the month of October, there are various monthly observations to highlight! We call attention to the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)), Filipino American History Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While these observations occur this month, it does not minimize the need for awareness and support for these groups throughout the year!
- Have you added the “LCInclusidates” calendar in Outlook? Add this calendar to viewing other multi-faith holidays and other observations taking place.
- Check out our Diverse Business Directory (DBD) to support Latinx, Asian American, and persons with a disability owned businesses in Lane County!
Equity Program Advisory Board (EPAB): Since last month’s update, we wanted to share that our members completed a virtual onboarding training in September, we held our first EPAB meeting on October 1st, and we look forward to our next quarterly scheduled EPAB meeting in January 2025. We have an amazing group of community members serving on this advisory board!
- Click on the link above to learn more about the EPAB and our members
Culture of Belonging – Sack Lunch (1 hour of DEI, Virtual): During this 1-hour sack lunch training, we will learn, engage, and begin to define what a culture of belonging in Lane County is. These recurring trainings will be facilitated by different staff members that attended the Othering & Belonging Conference in Oakland, CA earlier this year.
- Register via LEAP or click on the link above, training from 12-1 PM, offering classes through early December
- Remaining dates: 10/17, 10/25, 10/28, 11/5, 11/13, 11/21, and 12/6
Advancing Racial Equity: ACT Training (1 hours of DEI, In-person): In this session we will explore tools that can be used to help unite us with resources and tips to create effective communications strategies for those working to make racial equity a reality.
Equity and Education (E2) DEI Competency Workgroup Update: The workgroup has been meeting regularly to create recommendations. Recently had a working meeting to review the data from the employee survey that was recently distributed asking questions related to the competencies. We started to look at themes from the survey data and have another working session scheduled later this month.
- Workgroup will continue to analyze survey data and is getting closer to being able to provide recommendations
- DEI competency changes forecasted for 2025