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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 [email protected]. 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: [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. Join us on Thursday, July 15th, from 9:00am to 12:00pm for our July General Membership Meeting!
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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 [email protected].  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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]  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 [email protected] Find reference information from all sessions on our resources page. Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity Black History Month Celebration Agenda Watch video of the event THEME: The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity When: February 18, 2021, 9am – 12pm This will be a 100% VIRTUAL event. 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. 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]. AGENDA Your organization's security settings may prevent links below from opening. PDF of the presentation! 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome to BUILD 2021! Edwina Martin-Arnold, Co-Chair, with a Land Acknowledgement by Taja Blackhorn Black National Anthem video viewing by Melinda Doolittle 9:15 – 9:25 A Day in the Life of the BUILD Chair Executive Leadership Team 9:25 – 9:30 Legislative Update Terrance McCall 9:30 – 9:40 Black History Month Opening Remarks Marvin Williams 9:40 – 9:55 Black Families in Media and Black Representation in Government John Lewis Finding Your Roots video viewing Lesa Gomez and Jo-El Modeste 9:55 – 10:30 Keynote Speaker: Angelique M. Davis Associate Professor of Political Science and former director of the African and African American Studies Program at Seattle University 10:30 – 10:35 BREAK 10:35 – 10:45 Black Inventions Scavenger Hunt Charleen Anderson, Tiffany Nelson, Tammy Pitre and Thais Marbles 10:45 – 11:05 Genealogy, Connecting Past and Present Marvin Williams 11:05 – 11:15 In Memoriam Video montage Lesa Gomez 11:15 – 11:35 Caring For Our Elders Lesa Gomez 11:35 – 11:50 Helping Black Families Navigate the Pandemic (.pptx) Dionne Dycus, Connie Singleton, and Kathy McPherson 11:50 – 11:55 Musical Performance Lesa Gomez 11:55 – 12:00 Closing Edwina Martin-Arnold, Co-Chair Thank you our members who submitted photos highlighting the milestones and influential people in your life! Claude Burfect has been steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in the work for a long, long time. That’s why he is a Black History inspiration to member Kevin Allen.  BUILD 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 Sub-committee.
October 27 @ 12pm was - How to make good trouble November 12 @12pm was - Micro aggressions in the workplace December 9 @12pm was - Practice talking and responding to racism The passcode will be emailed to our General Membership list. Questions or ideas for future membership mingles? Email [email protected] Find reference information from all sessions on our resources page. |
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