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SUMMARY:Sister Circle & Potluck: A Gathering for Black\, Brown & Women of Colour
DESCRIPTION:As Black\, Brown and women of colour\, sometimes\, we might feel that we exist in a world\, with systems and structures that were not built for us. So\, we navigate\, negotiate\, cover or fit in\, because it makes us feel safe. Nonetheless\, it can be very isolating. \nThe Sister Circle is a non judgmental space created exclusively for Black\, Brown and Women of Colour to hold space and safely explore their experiences\, feelings and emotions in a supportive environment where you neither have to explain or defend your reality. \nThe session\, facilitated by Chisom Udeze\, is an opportunity to find connection and solidarity; a space to speak your truth\, share your feelings to whatever degree you feel comfortable\, celebrate your wins\, simply listen\, or find solace in the company of other women. \nThe Sister Circle is for Black\, Brown and women of colour who are: strong\, loud\, quiet\, mothers\, shy\, bold\, working\, stay-at-home\, entrepreneurs\, students\, job-seekers\, multi-taskers… we invite you to come as you are. You are magical\, worthy and needed. \nWe invite you to make and take S P A C E in authentic connection\, to benefit from the wisdom of your sisters as we connect over stories\, challenges and triumphs. Sisters’ Circle is a much needed space for women of colour to exhale\, and connect with people who truly see and hear you\, as you are. \nAfter the session\, we will celebrate the New Year with our sisters by hosting a potluck vegetarian dinner. Please feel free to bring a vegetarian dish from your country to share with others. Once you register for the event\, we will send you an email to discuss the details of the potluck. If you have any questions\, please feel free to email sayantani@herspace.no \nWhen you leave this session\, we hope you will feel loved\, seen\, heard and empowered. We look forward to seeing you. \n** Please note that in order to create a safe and supportive space\, we will “close the doors” and begin promptly at 18:05. Please arrive on time. ** \n\nCost: NOK100 \nTo register please follow the LINK \n**This event is free for HerSpace members.** \nMaximum attendees: 20 \nWe want this event to be accessible to all. If your financial situation is preventing you from attending this event\, please email sayantani@herspace.no
URL:https://diversify.no/event/sister-circle-potluck-a-gathering-for-black-brown-women-of-colour/
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellbeing
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SUMMARY:Amplifying LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace and Society
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on Amplifying LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace and Society with Bree Fram on April 25 at 17.00 at Telenor Fornebu \nDiversify\, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Oslo is organising an event to discuss and amplify inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community in the workplace and society. Our featured speaker is Bree Fram\, a renowned American trans woman serving as an active duty lieutenant colonel and astronautical engineer in the United States Space Force. Read more about her below. \nThe event will begin with: \n\nA fireside chat between Bree Fram and Chisom Udeze\n2 panel discussions on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the workplace and society and\nA closing fireside chat between Bree Fram and Christine Marie Jentoft\, Advisor on Gender Diversity at FRI – The Norwegian Organization for Sexual and Gender Diversity\n\n\nThis event is open to all. It is a hybrid event so you can join us in-person at Telenor Fornebu or digitally via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to you on registration. \nIt is free to attend! Tickets available on a first come first served basis so book your spot now HERE! \nSnacks and light refreshments included. \nLocation: Telenor Fornebu \n\nSpeakers: \nBree Fram (She/Her) \nBree Fram is an active duty lieutenant colonel and astronautical engineer in the United States Space Force. She is also the President of SPARTA\, a non-profit that advocates and educates about transgender military service and is dedicated to the support and professional development of over 1600 transgender service members. Bree is also a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Diversity Working Group and develops programming to increase diverse representation in STEM and aerospace.\n​\n​Bree is currently stationed at the Pentagon to lead space acquisition policy development for the Department of the Air Force. Prior to recommissioning into the Space Force in 2021\, she served 18 years in a wide variety of Air Force positions including a Research and Development command position and an oversight role for all Air Force security cooperation activity with Iraq. In earlier assignments\, Bree served in the Air Force Directorate of Strategic Plans\, as a Legislative Fellow at the US Capitol on the staff of Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo\, several tours as a program manager for satellite and technology programs\, and deployed to Qatar and Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. \n​Bree came out publicly as transgender on the day the transgender ban in the military was dropped in 2016. She transitioned while in a command position and served through the re-imposition of a transgender ban from 2019-2021. She is currently one of the highest ranking out transgender officers in the United States military. \nBree has appeared on national and international media\, including ABC and NBC Nightly news\, France 24\, BBC\, PBS News Hour\, and NPR’s All Things Considered\, Morning Edition\, and 1A. Her writing has been featured in the Washington Post\, Military Times\, Inkstick\, and LGBTQ Nation. \nBree is an editor of With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words from NYU press which released in November 2021 and an author of Forged in Fire: From Discrimination to Leadership in the LGBTQ+ Community\, a forthcoming work on LGBTQ+ Leadership Development from Jessica Kingsley Publishers.\n​\nBree has been married for 18 years to Peg Fram and they have two kids. \nChisom Udeze (She/Her) \n \nChisom is an Economist\, a Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Strategist\, and a 3 times founder of impact driven companies. She has over 14 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission\, The United Nations\, ExxonMobil and The Economist Group. Chisom is analytical and a data enthusiast. She is passionate about interrogating the cross-sectoral relationship between society’s inhabitants\, resources\, production\, technology\, distribution and output. She efficiently and effectively unlocks complex systems\, interprets data\, forecasts socio-economic trends and conducts research. \nHaving lived and worked in 7 countries across 3 continents\, she is highly adaptable to different circumstances and people\, and thrives in uncertain environments. \nAs the founder of Diversify and Diversify Consult\, Chisom and her team work with companies\, institutions\, governments and civil society to develop sustainable DEIB strategies and embed measurable diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace and society. In addition\, in 2022\, Diversify launched the Diversify Nordics Summit\, the largest conference in the Nordics that gathers cross-sectoral stakeholders to amplify DEIB in the Nordics and beyond. \nIn 2020\, she founded HerSpace\, a diverse and inclusive co-creation community for all genders\, with particular focus on women and non-binary people. In 2022\, HerSpace launched HerTech\, Women in Tech incubator\, for women-led companies\, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse founders. \nChisom is a thought-leader in DEIB and a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. She writes often on DEIB and justice related topics\, some of her work is published on Forbes. \nChris Hovde (He/Him) \nChris Hovde\, is an urban monk who is passionate about his purpose to make people and robots fight together for a more thriving world. His core values is to live regenerative\, equal and authentic. \nHe has broad business experience from various leadership positions and HR in large international companies such as Telia\, IKEA and Varner Group\, as well as the former CEO of an Oslo based healthcare clinic called Balder. He has been nominated for a number of awards for for his work within digitalization\, leadership and inclusion. \nHe is currently working as Leadership and Culture Lead at Telia Company\, Chairman of the Board of Future Leaders Global\, Made to Grow and Hagegata 31\, he is the founder of Regenerative Monks and host of the videocast A regenerative future. \nMiriam Hardarson (She/Her) \n \nMiriam is a trans woman\, a mother of two children\, a leader\, and an activist for LGBT rights. At the consulting firm Sopra Steria\, she is a director and part of a management team responsible for over 1.000 consultants and technology experts. She is also the leader of the company’s LGBT+ network across Scandinavia and involved in many initiatives centered around diversity and inclusion. She transitioned in 2021 and has quickly become a trailblazer for trans rights and trans representation in Norway. \nMiriam has been featured in national business news and national television because of her openness and approach to using the workplace as a safe space for galvanizing her gender expression while building the courage to transition. She has also been featured in documentaries\, interviews\, and podcasts\, and has inspired organizations in Norway by telling her story. \nIn 2022\, she enabled Sopra Steria to be the first company in Norway to guarantee paid welfare for absences due to gender-affirming care for all transgender employees. As a result\, Sopra Steria became the only private company to be invited to engage with government officials to create a more including society for LGBT+ individuals in Norway. \nLisa Esohel Knudsen (she/her) \n \nLisa is the deputy director for the Norwegian think tank Minotenk\, where she focuses on tackling racism\, discrimination\, and hate speech. In 2022 Lisa’s book “It’s personal: On racism and free speech” was published. It explores identity politics and the need for anti-racism in Norway. Lisa studied comparative politics at the University of Bergen and graduated from Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa. \n  \n  \n\nChristine Marie Jentoft (She/Her) \nChristine Marie Jentoft (She/Her) is a long time Norwegian queer rights activist\, with a heavy focus on the situation for trans people. \nShe currently works as an advisor on gender diversity for the The Norwegian Organization for Sexual and Gender Diversity. Winner of several awards\, among them the Honor Award handed out by the The Patient Organization for Gender Incongruence in 2022 and most recently she won the «This Years Queer Role Model» award given out at Regnbuegalla 2023. Comfortable with both the stage\, screen and radio she has been visible in different parts of the world over the last 10 years. Mostly voluntarily and sometimes involuntary due to backlash from the antigender-movement. \nShe has also dabbled in stand-up and currently runs Rainb0w Glitter\, a queer gaming network\, in her spare time. \nDr. Poornima Luthra (She/Her) \n \nDr. Poornima Luthra is the author of ‘Diversifying Diversity: Your guide to being an active ally of inclusion in the workplace’ and ‘The Art of Active Allyship’\, the author of the HBR articles ‘Do your global teams see DEI as an American issue?’ and ‘7 ways to practice active allyship’. She is the founder and CEO of TalentED Consultancy ApS as well as Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. Poornima has spent the last fifteen years researching and teaching university courses in the field of talent management\, with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. Poornima’s work in DEI focuses on expanding the dimensions of diversity we address with an emphasis on intersectionality\, empowering individuals to be active allies of inclusion and enabling inclusive leadership. Poornima is the recipient of the Professional Women of Colour Denmark 2021 Impact award\, and a finalist in the Trailblazer category of the 2022 Nordic Blaze Inclusion Awards. \nPoornima has worked with numerous Danish and International clients/ partners that include Carlsberg; Carlsberg Foundation; Reckitt; Novo Nordisk; Accenture; Amazon Web Services; Google; KPMG Nordics; Danske Bank; Medicines sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders); McCormick APZ; McCormick UK; SimCorp; Visma; American Embassy Copenhagen; FedEx; Total; Telia; Maersk Tankers; IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)\, Kromann Reumert.
URL:https://diversify.no/event/amplifying-lgbtqia-inclusion-in-the-workplace-and-society-with-bree-fram/
CATEGORIES:Global Issues & Inequality,Health & Wellbeing,Migration Society & Integration
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SUMMARY:Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: Ableism
DESCRIPTION:Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is imperative for a sustainable\, competitive and innovative company and society at large. Diversity also goes beyond the outward perception of a company – it includes how the internal structures work and signal the value systems of an organization’s management or leadership team. \nThis series is designed by Diversify to centre Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. We look forward to seeing you! \n\nIn honour of World Autism Acceptance Month\, our topic for April is Ableism. You are not the norm. How we uphold ableist systems and why we should stop.\n  \nWe live in a world that is inherently ableist because the systems and structures put in place were not made keeping people with disabilities in mind. Autistic activist Lydia X. Z. Brown describes ableism as the “oppression\, prejudice\, stereotyping\, or discrimination against disabled people on the basis of actual or presumed disability.” It is the belief that disabled people are inferior to their more able-bodied or able-minded counterparts. \nThe panel discussion will cover how we enable and uphold ableist systems and how we can dismantle such systems in our workplaces. \nSpeakers to be announced soon! \nThis event is FREE to attend and will be held digitally.  Please register HERE to receive the zoom link. \nThis event is supported by the Nordic Talks.
URL:https://diversify.no/event/diversity-inclusion-in-the-workplace-ableism/
CATEGORIES:Global Issues & Inequality
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SUMMARY:Community Lunch & Spring Plant Swap
DESCRIPTION:Join us to connect with a diverse and versatile community of wonderful souls\, over delicious and nutritious vegetarian food. Feel free to bring a plant or a cutting that you would like to exchange!\n\nIt is not compulsory to bring a plant or cutting. You are welcome to join us just to enjoy the lunch. This event is free for HerSpace Members. \nCost: NOK150\nMax attendees: 20 \nTo buy tickets follow the LINK
URL:https://diversify.no/event/community-lunch-spring-plant-swap/
CATEGORIES:Migration Society & Integration
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