Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Creating Your Own JEDI Council

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Councils are an emerging best practice in workplaces. They are comprised of a group of employees with a shared goal: to drive the development and implementation of JEDI into all aspects of work. These are not event-planning committees; they support a core organizational function of ensuring policies, procedures, and practices of the library are equitable and inclusive to create a workplace where everyone feels connected, respected, and valued.

Learning Objectives:

• You will review fundamentals of JEDI and identity
• You will earn about how to develop your own JEDI Councils
• You will learn what a JEDI Council is, what it does, and how it functions, as well as considering their organizational “why”
• You will increase your knowledge about how to structure and begin a JEDI Council
• You will increase  your skills to manage group dynamics and change resistance

Presenters:

Caitlin Hawkins, Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
As a community social worker, Caitlin is passionate about creative, authentic engagement in workplaces and communities. Her educational and professional experiences in community development and higher education lead her to the understanding that relationships matter, and that relationships with people who are different from ourselves provide opportunities for immense growth and collaboration, as long as we know how to harness those connections.  At The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio, she works alongside businesses and organizations through every step of the consulting process and engages staff in customized workshops around the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Caitlin works with the express intention of facilitating the growth of inclusive and equitable workplaces.

Vania Sherepita is a JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Specialist at the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio. As a believer in social justice and equity for all, she has committed herself to maintaining a lens of empathy while seeking out the common ground where diverse communities can meet and mutually understand each other through passionate storytelling and compassionate listening. While working with organizations such as Human Rights Campaign, American Civil Liberties Union, and Equality Ohio, she has utilized emotional intelligence, social perceptiveness, and a stance of sincere vulnerability to negotiate, work with, and act as liaison between people of diverse backgrounds and differing opinions. As a JEDI Specialist at the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio, she combines her passionate commitment to this work with her professional background in Consulting and Learning & Development (and just a pinch of on-stage experience) to facilitate workshops on creating and maintaining diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace climates.

1/11/2022

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern

Online via Zoom
UNITED STATES

There will be an hour break for lunch

Who Should Attend:  Anyone interested in learning more about creating a JEDI Council
Competency: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Management

Non-Member Cost:      $55
NEO-RLS Bronze Member:   $40
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:  $25
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE

This event will not be recorded.  This is the policy of the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio and also helps to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of those engaged in the discussion.  Please do not register if you are unable to attend at the time of the Zoom session.

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