CAAP and the Alliance for a Just Society held a forum on Tuesday, June 15th on how to implement a DEI Action Plan. This interactive dialogue considered the challenges and opportunities leaders are facing in integrating DEI within their agencies. The discussion gave insight to the best strategies for success.

Check it out. 

Critical Race Theory Debate Heats Up 

Meet Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the pioneers of Critical Race Theory. Critical Race Theory supports the premise that race is not natural but rather a social construct used to oppress people of color. To understand the roots of Critical Race Theory, view Crenshaw's Ted talk on Intersectionality. To understand her response to the growing debate over critical race theory, watch her recent interview. Stay tuned!

New Project Examines Structural Racism 

Join the Othering and Belonging Institute on Tuesday, June 22, 12pm-3pm, for a half-day forum with fair housing advocates and leading race and housing scholars from across the United States for the unveiling of "The Roots of Structural Racism." This project details how widespread and harmful racial residential segregation remains today, why it matters, who it impacts, and what can be done to reverse this dangerous trend and promote integration. Click here to Register for The Webinar.

DEI Agency Spotlight

The Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County (CAPLanc) used a diversity video by renowned DEI Consultant Jennifer Brown to create an environment where employees and staff are free to bring their "full" selves into the workplace. More than 350 CAPLanc staff watched the video on Zoom. CAPLanc plans to launch a DEI Task Force this summer and hire a DEI consultant to deepen the agency's strategies around equity and diversity. "As leaders, we have to make sure we are creating an environment for our staff and our customers to be their full selves," said CAPLanc CEO Vanessa Philbert. Click here to watch Jennifer Brown's video on workplace inclusion. 

Join health equity leaders across the state on Monday, June 21 for an enlightening session on the intersections of health, housing, and equity for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians. Click here to access the Zoom link.

Winslow Mason, CAAP's Senior Director for Strategic Change can be reached at 717-610-1444  or winslow@thecaap.org or learn more at www.thecaap.org.