|
Out & Equal Workplace Summit 2011
Celebrity Speakers
This year's Out & Equal Workplace Summit takes place in Dallas, Texas from October 25-28. We've packed our schedule with speakers who will inform and engage you, including some celebrity names who will add their stories to our CEO and senior executive keynotes:
- Meredith Baxter - actress, producer and activist
- Candis Cayne - actress and performer; the first transgender actress to have a recurring role on a prime-time series
- Margaret Cho - comedian and actress; "an entertainment pioneer who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity"- GLAAD
- Andy Cohen - Bravo's Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development
To view photos from last year's Summit on our facebook page, click here. And, while you are there, won't you "like" us?
|
 Out & Equal Out in the World! Out & Equal staff member Justin Tanis joined Company Pride Platform (CPP) for their fifth annual International LGBT Business Conference in Amsterdam. More than 250 people from around Europe participated in a day of speakers, panels and workshops addressing the theme of The LGBT Edge: Matching the Needs of Diverse Talent. Congratulations to CPP
for a great conference!
Executive Director Selisse Berry attended LGBT business conferences in Rome and Hungary last month; read more about her trip in last month's Outlines; you can also read more about Selisse's time in Rome on our blog.
|
|
July 28 Town Call: The Business Case for Marriage Equality
Join us as we hear from a panel of legal and corporate experts discussing how corporations can address marriage equality - and live with the current inequalities. This presentation was one of the most informative workshops at the 2010 Out & Equal Workplace Summit and will provide valuable information for your company on how to advance full equality for LGBT employees. Register now!
Educational and Free: Town Calls
Our monthly Town Call series features guest speakers presenting on LGBT current topics through a one hour webinar using online and telephone links. A Q&A session follows each presentation, creating an interactive learning experience. The brief program and webinar format are designed to meet the needs of busy working professionals and employee resource groups in any location. These calls are free and non-US toll free numbers are available.
|
|
Immigration Issues for Bi-National LGBT Couples
August 11 - Join Out & Equal in Chicago to learn more about the struggles of bi-national LGBT couples. JP Morgan Chase & Co. is partnering with McDermott Will & Emery as well as the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), who will be hosting the program. The event will feature a screening of Excluded, a documentary about a gay couple's sixteen year battle to live legally as a couple in the US (run time is 46 minutes). Join us after the screening for a panel discussion with McDermott and NIJC attorneys and a couple facing a deportation. Participants must RSVP.
|
Out and Equal University - Online Training
Upcoming Classroom Trainings
Sept. 13 - Tampa Bay - Train the Trainer - Registration now open! Sept. 14 - Tampa Bay - Building Bridges - Registration now open!
Out & Equal University is the online portion of the Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Training & Professional Development program. Keeping training costs down and providing flexible training times are needs met by these live and recorded webinars on LGBT workplace issues. Our core program includes the following webinars: Building Bridges toward LGBT Diversity (3-part series), Train the Trainer for LGBT Diversity Leadership Training (3-part series), Developing Allies (5-part series), and Transgender Intensive (3-part series).
Additional advanced and best practice webinars are being added all the time, and are available through the Out & Equal University archives. The fees for these webinars make it possible for companies of all sizes, government agencies and non-profit organizations to access the most current LGBT training for their diversity programs.
For additional information or if you would like to discuss and schedule Out & Equal training programs, contact Pat Baillie, Associate Director of Training & Professional Development at pbaillie@outandequal.org. |
|
International Town Call: LGBT Refugees
Imagine every day facing death threats and the possibility of torture because you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Tragically, violence still happens to LGBT people here in the United States, but it is far more frequent in countries where the State has made it a policy to target or eliminate LGBT people. Some of those people are lucky enough to escape and seek asylum in other countries.
On Tuesday, July 19, our international town call featured information on the scope of LGBT refugee issues and what corporations can do to provide support to those who have had to run for their lives just for being who they are. Our guests speakers were from the Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM); the only organization dedicated to the needs of LGBT refugees. Neil Grungras, Founder and Executive Director and Rachel Levitan, the Director of Advocacy, led our call.
Check our website soon for a free recording of this powerful call.
|
|
Out in Chicago at the History Museum
 On Saturday, July 16, CNA, AON
and PepsiCo sponsored a day at the Chicago History Museum for Out & Equal Chicagoland. Participants enjoyed admission to all exhibits, including the new Out in Chicago exhibit, which spans diverse stories and perspectives and explores issues such as language, gender, expression, formation of identity, the role of LGBT people in politics and culture and family relationships. The exhibit balances private stories with public perspectives in relation to gender and community; it also identifies and spotlights the inspiring and charged heritage of the diverse Chicago community.
|
|
LGBT CareerLink Connects Jobseekers with Diversity Companies
 Did you know that 74 diversity employers are currently listing jobs on Out & Equal's LGBT CareerLink? CareerLink offers extensive employment listings from sponsor companies including Coca-Cola, Deloitte and HP; in addition, almost 60 other companies offer individual job listings.
Sponsor companies have the opportunity to showcase their employment brand and discuss their commitment to diversity.
Job seekers can post resumes and build a professional profile. When creating a profile, jobseekers can choose to be considered for a Featured Candidate spot. Featured Candidates are hand-selected by Out & Equal staff. To be considered, be sure to include an up-to-date resume and a professional photo.
LGBT CareerLink also features a Career Resource Center, which offers great tips on building a resume, interviewing, networking, and dealing with on-the-job concerns related to the LGBT community.
|
What's hot on the blog? 
Did you know 52% of straight men think LGBT workers should "keep their lifestyle choices to themselves?" Read this and more: Facts & Figures - Harvard Business Review Article Read about some great work happening in Moline, Illinois! Congratulations to the John Deere Rainbow Group When companies and organizations ask, "why should I send my employees to the 2011 Out & Equal Workplace Summit?" we have the answers! Sending Participants to the Workplace Summit: A Business Case This June, the 2,500-strong National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conference learned about LGBT workplace issues compliments of Out & Equal's Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Regional Affiliate and LGBTCareerLink. College Employment Recruiters Learn about LGBT Workplace Equality |
