 Check out the agenda. Join our mailing list and get the calendar invite. 100% virtually again through Zoom Business. Mark your calendar! You can get involved now by joining a subcommittee! We have several. You may find information about the purpose and goals of each, and who to contact for more information on our website here. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or if you need an accommodation to fully participate in our meetings or events, email us at BUILD@ofm.wa.gov. While October is known for falling leaves, pumpkins, and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it's also Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). BUILD invites you to join us for Purple Thursday on Oct. 21 as we:
If you or someone you know is struggling with a harmful relationship and would like to talk to someone, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE or visit www.thehotline.org to chat with an advocate online and receive information about a program near you.   Membership Mingles are one-hour focused opportunities for BUILD members to network, discuss important cultural issues, and build community outside of the monthly BUILD meetings.
These are hosted by the BUILD Membership and Engagement Committee. Register by clicking on the hyperlink. Wednesday September 22nd @12pm –Welcome New BUILD Members Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD) had a great General Membership Meeting on Thursday, September 16th from 9:00 to 12:00pm!
Events of the meeting:
Please share this information and encourage your colleagues and state-employed family and friends to attend and get involved! We are a formal, enterprise-wide resource group conducting official state business. Participants are not required to take leave to participate. If you experience any challenges to participating, please let us know. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or if you need an accommodation to fully participate in our meetings or events, email us at BUILD@ofm.wa.gov. Thank you! Sascha Nixon, Chair Tyrone Jordan-Oliver, Co-Chair La-Sandra Jones-Owens, Executive Assistant Yeni Castaneto, Executive Assistant Megan Matthews, Past Chair Marcus Glasper, Executive Sponsor Join us on Thursday, August 19th, from 9:00am to 12:00pm for our August General Membership Meeting!
Contact us for a calendar invite: BUILD@ofm.wa.gov. We plan to send the agenda out soon. This will be a 100% VIRTUAL event through Zoom Business Link with Meeting ID: 969 768 274 and Password: 146309 OR call in to 253-215-8782. When you call in, you will only be able to hear the meeting, not interact with us – we highly recommend using Zoom if possible. We will continue to meet virtually until we are able to come together again. Ask your supervisor and/or IT Helpdesk about making sure you’re able to access Zoom. You are also free to download Zoom on your personal device. Please share this information and encourage your colleagues and state-employed family and friends to attend and get involved! We are a formal, enterprise-wide resource group conducting official state business. Participants are not required to take leave to participate. If you experience any challenges to participating, please let us know. For more information about BUILD, visit our website BUILDwa.org If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or if you need an accommodation to fully participate in our meetings or events, email us at BUILD@ofm.wa.gov. Join us on Thursday, July 15th, from 9:00am to 12:00pm for our July General Membership Meeting!
We look forward to highlighting:
Please share this information and encourage your colleagues and state-employed family and friends to attend and get involved! We are a formal, enterprise-wide resource group conducting official state business. Participants are not required to take leave to participate. If you experience any challenges to participating, please let us know. For more information about BUILD, visit our website BUILDwa.org If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or if you need an accommodation to fully participate in our meetings or events, email us at BUILD@ofm.wa.gov.  Membership Mingles are one-hour focused opportunities for BUILD members to network, discuss important cultural issues, and build community outside of the monthly BUILD meetings.
These are hosted by the BUILD Membership and Engagement Committee. Register by clicking on the hyperlinks. May 25 @12pm - Welcome to new members June 22 @12pm - Win the interview July 22 @12pm - The Crown Act Questions or ideas for future membership mingles? Email BUILD@ofm.wa.gov Thank you to all who attended, well over 400 for the day! Video of the event Find the presentation listing all activities and videos.  Highlights BUILD's new Chair is Sascha Nixon and Co-Chair is Tyrone Jordan-Oliver. Video: The Slavery Detective of the South. Video: Juneteenth dialogue with Charleen Anderson and Megan Matthews. Video: Bootless in America, an interview with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Video: History and Impact of HBCUs brought by Charleen Anderson, Dionne Dycus, Lesa Gomez, and Thais Marbles. HBCU interview with Daisha Gomillion – Morgan State University. HBCU interview with Rhonda Buck – Texas Southern University. Guest speaker Dr. Karen Johnson. and... Juneteenth food recipes!   We want to welcome you! BUILD's New Member Mingle Tuesday May 25 @ 12pm If you just started attending meetings in the last six months – we want to meet you.
Find out about BUILD, our sub-committees, future events and start networking! This mingle is hosted by the BUILD Membership and Engagement Sub-committee. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation. Please save the Zoom link to your Outlook calendar. We look forward to seeing you.  Processing Sessions
This will be a safe space to listen and reflect on and process the verdict of the murder of George Floyd. How are you feeling? How can we as a community move forward? What actions can you take? Register by clicking on the hyperlinks. April 22 @12pm - Processing Session #1 April 26 @12pm - Processing Session #2 April 28 @ 12pm - Processing Session #3 Questions or ideas for future membership mingles? Email BUILD@ofm.wa.gov  Membership Mingles are one-hour focused opportunities for BUILD members to network, discuss important cultural issues, and build community outside of the monthly BUILD meetings. These are hosted by the BUILD Membership and Engagement Committee.
Register by clicking on the hyperlinks. Feb 24 @12pm was - An important conversation—The BLM Movement March 24 @12pm - Tips and tricks for state job seekers April 20 @12pm - Practice talking and responding to racism—Part 2 Questions or ideas for future membership mingles? Email BUILD@ofm.wa.gov Find reference information from all sessions on our resources page. |
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