Good day!
1. I thank Jerome Underwood, President/CEO of Action for a Better Community for his excellent, passionate presentation “Equity is the Foundation of Justice”. 14 ERG participants and alumni gathered at the RGRTA Headquarters and another 26 attended virtually on Thursday, August 4. 8 breakout groups came up with a dozen recommendations in response to Jerome’s challenge “As Execs in high-powered roles, what specific measurable action(s) will you take (individually or collaboratively) in the next 12 months to move Monroe County closer to becoming an equitable place to live?” More to follow as we better define and prioritize these recommendations over the next couple of weeks.
2. As shared the last 3 weeks, we are now recruiting for the September ERG cohorts. We plan to have 4 cohorts or groups of 10 starting the one year program during September. Is there a current leader or future leader in your company or organization that could benefit from the ERG program? Even if you are the “boss” or “owner” you need the support of your team in order to initiate or sustain change. We ask you to talk to your leader, leadership team or colleagues about the program (you will find information on the program you can share on the website as part of the “Weekly Sharing” for week of 7/24 and 7/31) and if they have an interest, let me know via email and I will send them a simple intake form. There is no cost to our program but there is limited seating and we need to complete the recruitment process by the end of the 3rd week in August. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
3. Nanette Massey is holding her “Beyond the White Echo Chamber” session tomorrow at 3:00 PM. See the attached for information.
The following items have been added since the email sharing:.
4. Alan Ziegler shared this article from the Beacon:
5. Jonathan Cloud shares this course that may be of interest:
6. Below are 11 articles appearing in the D&C this past week in order of appearance:
a. Russell lived a life like few othershttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=09a693bd3_13485a6
b. RCSD goes on hiring spreehttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=3068a3bc5_13485a9
c. Feds charge 4 officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raidhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=217737206_13485a9
d. Edison students win top prize at film festhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=01b8b6ac8_13485aa
e, Corrections officials lift ban on book about 1971 Attica uprisinghttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=11b8b6ac8_13485aa
f. CELEBRATION OF FREEDOMhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=028072242_13485aa
g. Harriet Tubman Home could benefit from coinshttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=07d7fe530_13485ab
h. PERILOUS COURSE (the impact of Red Lining, banking and other government regulations and restrictions) https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=04955f1a2_13485ab
i. Stereotypes still aboundhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=00d56c717_13485ab
j. My mother was killed by a white supremacist. We’re asking for change.https://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=2656b1a02_13485ab
k. Nichols was Hollywood’s last great civil rights connectionhttps://rochesterdemocrat-ny.newsmemory.com/?publink=397dc98f1_13485ab
Enjoy the week ahead!