Navigate Race and Identity at March 2022 Membership Meeting

Dr Anu Taranath Registration is now open for our March 2022 membership meeting. Dr. Anu Taranath will teach us how to become better at engaging in critical conversation about race, identity, difference and power. The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 15 via Zoom.  Meetings are free and open to…

ICSEW July Transition Celebration

Please join us online Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from 8:45 am to 12:00 pm for ICSEW’s annual Transition Celebration! Member Meetings PRESENTATIONS: Celebrating Success We will be acknowledging our accomplishments over the past year,  welcoming our new members and honoring those who have completed their term of service We will also have a short awards presentation recognizing…

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…

Dept. of Enterprise Services Launches DEI Speaker Series

  First DEI Event  is May 27 The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, in partnership with Humanities Washington, has developed a new DEI Speaker Series. These events are free and open to all state employees and the general public, but pre-registration is required. The session topics are intended to…

Commentary: Tribal Land Acknowledgements

Commentary: Tribal Land Acknowledgements – Taja Blackhorn, a member of the Kahosadi people from southern Oregon, has engaged in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outreach and education for more than 30 years, and has recently added Native Land Acknowledgements and Lunch and Learns for state agencies to her efforts. Learn about how she recognizes the land by the peoples of the treaty as well as the five elements in the Land Acknowledgement.