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Check-In & Networking

Check-In & Networking

6:00 PM

ReFab

A premiere eco­chic clothing company that creates artful fashion out of upcycled clothing and textiles.

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Racial Equity Workshop

Practical Strategies for Organizational Leaders to Advance Racial Equity in the Workplace

Wednesday
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May 
1
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9:00am
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4:00pm
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Workshop is free and lunch provided
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Looking for the "next step" to embracing diversity and equity at your workplace?

Engage NWA, the University of Arkansas - Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and several community organizations have partnered together to bring Race Forward back to Northwest Arkansas for the Racial Equity workshop series.

Our racial equity workshop at NWACC on Wednesday, May 1 will touch on topics that impact business, government and K-12 leaders.** Other workshops in the series include:

 

April 29 | Community leaders | The Jones Center

April 30 | Higher Education Staff, Faculty and Administrators | The University of Arkansas

**If you are not able to attend on May 1 at NWACC, you are welcome to attend one of the other workshops on April 29 or April 30. The workshop at the U of A is open to all Educational Institutions.

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May 1 | Business & Industry Leaders at NWACC

**If you are not able to attend on May 1 at NWACC, you are welcome to attend one of the other workshops on April 29 or April 30. The workshop at the U of A is open to all Educational Institutions.



**If you are not able to attend on May 1 at NWACC, you are welcome to attend one of the other workshops on April 29 or April 30. The workshop at the U of A is open to all Educational Institutions.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN?

+ Insight into productive tools and practices for advancing racial equity in the workplace. 

 

+ Access to the Racial Equity Tool, which can help guide employee programs, strategic plans, and budgetary decisions in your organization. 

 

+ Detailed steps on how to take action to advance racial equity in your workspaces and minimize adverse, yet often unintentional consequences.

 

MEET YOUR FACILITATORS

Glenn Harris

President of the
new Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines


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Key Jackson

Senior Director of Movement & Capacity Building for
Race Forward


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WHERE & WHEN

Wednesday
, 
May 
01
 from 
9:00am
 to 
4:00pm

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A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION

Check-In & Networking


6:00 PM

Welcoming Remarks

• Dan Uzama, Editor­-In­-Chief, Sartorial Magazine

 

• Video, “ReFab: From Rags to Runway”

6:30 PM

Keynote Speaker

• Rae Birkan, Founder of ReFab “The Secrets of Sustainable Business: Get Your Green On”

7:00 PM

Networking


7:30 PM

“Live Green, Make Green”

• Group workshops

7:45 PM

Closing Remarks

• Faye Totarola, Director of The Sustainable Business Bureau

8:30 PM

Your Hosts

ReFab

A premiere eco­chic clothing company that creates artful fashion out of upcycled clothing and textiles.

The Sustainable Business Bureau

A non­profit organization that helps companies adopt sustainable practices.

Fork It Up Organics

Serves organic farm­to­table fare, sourcing exclusively from the Dream Scape Farm Collective in the Hudson Valley.

Satorial

A fashion magazine that highlights the beautiful and profound. Winner of seventeen Print Writing awards.

SHOW US HOW YOU

#LIVEGREEN

Proud of how your company lives green while making green? Have a sustainable idea or question you’d like to share with like­minded innovators?


Tag your Tweets and Instagram photos with #LiveGreenMakeGreen and share your vision of social change with other workshop attendees!

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THis workshop is provided with support from:


lunch sponsors

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**If you are not able to attend on May 1 at NWACC, you are welcome to attend one of the other workshops on April 29 or April 30. The workshop at the U of A is open to all Educational Institutions.

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