Brave Lil' Convos is a monthly series that equips people with vocabulary, skills and tools to lead and participate in brave conversations about racial injustice, equity and tolerance in the workplace.
Monthly topics vary based on timely issues and suggestions from participants.
UPCOMING SESSIONS
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March 29, 2023, 12pm CT/1pm ET
The Workplace Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade: Creating Equitable and Inclusive Employee Benefits
Please join us and Christel Reyna, International Human Rights advocate, reproductive justice and equal rights activist and mother by choice. We will be touching on the below topics and more. ALL WELCOME!
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What organizations can do in all 50 states to support employee's reproductive rights
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What employees can do to advocate for reproductive benefits and support
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What employees can do if they are in a state that has banned abortion
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How healthcare benefits can be equitable and inclusive
Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Email rachel@colorfulconnections.com
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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Register for the Brave Lil' Convo topic you're interested in. We recommend signing up for a topic that is just outside your comfort zone!
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You'll receive an initial email and a few email reminders with a zoom link to join the conversation live. Brave Lil' Convos are scheduled over the central time lunch hour (12pm CT).
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You'll join a live, virtual session where members of the Colorful Connections team and/or special guests will lead you through the month's respective topic. We encourage you to come with questions. We want our participants to feel confident to share thoughts and questions throughout the disucssion!
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After the discussion you'll receive an email with leave behinds, recommendations for further reading/research and a short survey to let us know what you thought!
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By attending a Brave Lil' Convo, you'll walk away with tangible tools that will better equip you for complex conversations and help you build a more inclusive workplace.
PAST BRAVE LIL' CONVO SPECIAL GUESTS
One of the things we like to brag about here at Colorful Connections is our talented and diverse network!
Here are some of our past guests who are leaders and experts in their field and community.
TAMMY BELTON-DAVIS
Founder + Principal of Athena Communication
Session Led: Getting Black History Month Right | January 26, 2022
With a background in government, education and public relations, Tammy Belton-Davis launched Athena Communications over a decade ago. Athena delivers strategic branding, communications and inclusion practices to its corporate and government affairs partners engaged in transformational and systems change work. Tammy is an award-winning public relations and diversity professional having been inducted in Alverno College’s Vanguard Society, the highest honor bestowed upon an alumnus for their professional achievement and community service in 2017. In 2021
she was a part of the inaugural class of most Notable Alumni, a recognition for distinguished alumni recognized by the Biz Times. She has past recognitions as 2017 Center of Change for commitment to work as a change agent in Milwaukee and her firm was recognized with a Diversity in Business Award by the Milwaukee Business Journal