BUILD General Membership Meeting

Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD) invites you to our next General Membership Meeting on Thursday, August 19th from 9:00 to 12:00pm! If you cannot attend the full session, please join us as you are able and where you will most benefit and contribute. Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/969768274?pwd=UnQ0cWo2SHZMbFJzVHcrNWVRakN2QT09&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#success This will be a 100% VIRTUAL event through Zoom…

Confronting Racism at Work: A Workshop for People of Color

This workshop is sold out. Please contact the Yejin Lee, the organizer for this training, for additional trainings.  You can find additional details by clicking the Eventbrite link. A space for people of color to gain tools, skills, and a strategic framework to more safely and deliberately respond to workplace racism About this event Equity…

BUILD: Membership Mingle: The CROWN

Join us for an interactive discussion on the C.R.O.W.N Act. C.R.O.W.N=Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair About this event BUILD welcomes you! Membership Mingle – Thursday July 22 @ 12pm Join us for an interactive discussion on the C.R.O.W.N Act. C.R.O.W.N=Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Race-based hair discrimination…

BUILD Membership Mingle: Win the Interview

tate Human Resource Professionals share tips and tricks on winning the interview. About this event BUILD welcomes you! Membership Mingle – Tuesday June 22 @ 12pm State Human Resource Professionals share tips and tricks on winning the interview – including tips on how to prepare for an interview and how to respond to diversity equity…

BUILD Juneteenth Celebration

Celebrating the historical and cultural relevance of Juneteeth Guest Speaker, Dr. Karen Johnson, Office of Equity Zoom meeting link ​Meeting ID:969768274 Passcode: 146309

BUILD Lunch and Learn: How HR Can Help Create a More Inclusive Workplace for People of Color

Background: Research shows that diverse and inclusive workplaces have higher levels of performance and engagement but that workplaces that only focus on diversity without inclusion create workplaces where diverse staff are either highly unengaged or outright leave. SHRM describes the inclusion piece of D&I as “making sure those different voices are heard and valued and…

Registration is now open for the ICSEW-BRG Joint Allyship Gathering

You’re Invited! BRG-ICSEW Allyship Gathering: Lifting Every Voice Join Washington State’s Business Resource Groups (BRGS) and the Interagency Committee of State Employed Women (ICSEW) for an interactive, virtual gathering on intersectional allyship! Register early here:  BRG-ICSEW Allyship Gathering: Lifting Every Voice The gathering takes place on 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Special Instructions: Please add your…

A Special Message in Solidarity from ICSEW

To the ICSEW Community and Supporters: ICSEW is deeply honored to share the message below from the Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD) business resource group, many of whom are part of the ICSEW community. BUILD exists to improve the experiences of current and future Black employees, increase the representation of Black people in…

April is Diversity Month: A Message from Your State Business Resource Groups

“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” -Audre Lorde  Washington State’s six Business Resource Groups (BRGs) are excited to present the following message in celebration of Diversity Month. During Diversity Month, the business resource groups wish to generate awareness about the intersectionality of characteristics that make…