 Blacks United In Leadership and Diversity invites you to our May General Membership Meeting! We welcome the Black community and our allies. Join us Thursday, May 19th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for our May General Membership Meeting! Attached is the calendar appointment with zoom link, and the agenda will be forthcoming. Special Guest Speaker: Merritt Long Please share this information and encourage your colleagues, 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 in 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 [email protected]. 
Juneteenth is a state holiday! BUILD's 6/16 event included: Music, speeches, special guests, food, and more music! Selected photos from the day... See a program of the event with a list of activities.  Watch the Juneteenth event promotional video!  Watch WDVA's presentation on the history of Juneteenth! Just want the QR code to this event page for use in your agency's communications? Feel free to use the image below...  Check out this year's Juneteenth proclamation! 
Juneteenth Celebration and Reflection: “Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do.” — Barack Obama Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, serves as a day to reflect on our journey to freedom for Black people in America. As Washington State, along with the rest of the United States of America, seeks to celebrate Juneteenth as an official holiday, our community reflects on our history and the significance of Juneteenth in this country. Many Americans are unaware that enslavement of our people did not once the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It ended two years later in 1865, when more than 2,000 troops arrived in Galveston Bay Texas to enforce the freedom that belonged to black people. The impact of delayed action from a promise that was given and not fulfilled for 2 years is an all too familiar feeling. Post-emancipation, known as Reconstruction was an era consistently references as a period great hope yet struggle, and uncertainty for Black people in America. As the reality of black people being free started to settle in, we saw racism and oppression show up in a new form. Even though black people were no longer enslaved, they were faced with issues of Black Codes and Jim Crow, known as strict laws on how to treat black people. They were put in place to deprive and strip the fundamental rights and economic growth for the Black community. In addition to the corrupt laws in place, Black people were victims of horrendous acts by white supremacy believers , whose sole purpose was to terrorize the newly freed Black people anybody or entity that supported them. America has made progress, where the Black people are concerned but we as whole still suffer from the evil that America was built upon. It is systemic and must be purged. Reflection Juneteenth is not just a moment in American history, where we only celebrate the freedom for black people. It serves as a reminder of resilience and the determination that black people continuously show. We’ve overcome, we’ve endured, we do not break. However, we deserve rest, comfort, and peace. This is a moment in history, that highlights the long journey we have traveled. A moment in history, where our community can revive their hope and strength to build a better future for not only ourselves, but those that come after. So, let us not just a celebrate on Juneteenth, let us be inspired to act and commit to the effort of establishing a world where equality and inclusion does exist. BUILD offers more graphics you can use to honor the occasion!    Blacks United In Leadership and Diversity invites you to our March General Membership Meeting! We welcome the Black community and our allies.
Key Speakers and Interviews: 9:15 - Women’s Commission Director, Regina Malveaux 10:00 - Found of Libbie Health, Colette Ellis 11:00 - Live interview with Justice G. Helen Whitener 11:15 - Recorded interview with Judge Andrea S. Jarmon BUILD welcomes you to our General Membership Meeting Thursday, March 17th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm! Attached is the calendar appointment with zoom link, and agenda is forthcoming. 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 in 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 [email protected].  Bobby Humes Bobby Humes, Director of HR at the State Investment Board will share his mentoring tips and you will have the opportunity to meet mentors in breakout groups on these topics:
This mingle is hosted by the BUILD Membership and Engagement Sub-committee and the Professional Development Sub-committee Thanks to all who attended BUILD’s first General Meeting of 2022! Highlights from the meeting include:
The presentation from the meeting: 
Join LaToya Holmes-Ware of DCYF as she leads a discussion on how racism is defined.
BUILD welcomes you! Membership Mingle – January 26, 12pm-1pm 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. REGISTER HERE  BUILD Mingle – Integrating organization change management into diversity equity and inclusion.
December 15 at 12pm TICKETS!  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 [email protected]. 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.  Thank you to everyone who wore purple in recognition of the month! ...and thank you to those who sent in pics!  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 |
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