3/17/2021

Join us in celebrating our outgoing Board Secretary and check out upcoming TCDIP programs and events! Please share this email within your organization.

Thank you to our outgoing Board Secretary, Jennifer Miernicki! 

We are incredibly grateful to Jen Miernicki for her many years as our TCDIP Board Secretary and Assistant Secretary. As Jen passes the baton to Scholastica Baker, we asked her about the highlights of her time in this role. Read more from Jen at our website! 

“Serving on the TCDIP Board means leaders show up and invest in hard work and hard questions. TCDIP (and its Board) has grown tremendously over the last few years, and leaders at the highest level of some of the Twin Cities’ most influential companies make a point of not just attending meetings, but actively discussing substantive issues and challenging themselves and each other to improve. Over the years, discussions have become more targeted and frank, which has been a catalyst for greater momentum and impact by TCDIP.”

March 23, 9:00 AM: Authentic Diversity: How to Build an Inclusive Workplace with Michelle Silverthorn

Our world has changed. The moment is here for real progress on diversity and inclusion, to take the transformed workplace and the transformed globe and create a new paradigm for equity and justice. The calls are loud. Are you ready to answer them?

Join Michelle Silverthorn in an engaging, interactive virtual program that will shift your understanding on the challenges for inclusion in the workplace, and take up her call to action for every individual to build spaces of authentic diversity for all.

During the program, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of:

  • The central role unconscious bias and its attendant challenges, microaggressions, and stereotypes, play in interrupting our journey to inclusion.
  • 10 rules to make inclusion a reality for everyone in an organization.
  • How to design spaces of authenticity and belonging, where everyone is welcome to rise, thrive, and succeed.

This program is open to legal professionals at TCDIP Member Organizations. TCDIP will apply for CLE credit in Minnesota. Register today!

March 31, 12:00 PM: In Focus: A Trial and Minnesota’s Search for Equity and Healing

Minnesota will be back in the spotlight during the trial, but this is only part of the story. Floyd’s killing last May also led to renewed efforts toward racial equity—in neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, businesses and many other institutions. How are we doing on our path toward racial equity? How are Black people, Indigenous people, people of color and their white counterparts navigating conversations about the trial and its broader implications for racial justice in a state known for its persistent racial disparities?

Join TCDIP and MPR on March 31 at noon, as host Angela Davis will lead the next In Focus conversation on how we as Minnesotans are experiencing the trial and how we can move forward as neighbors.

Register today for the In Focus program on March 31

You can also find more resources for navigating the Chauvin trial at our website.

April 13, 8:30 AM: Save the date for TCDIP’s Annual Meeting

TCDIP will hold our Annual Meeting on April 13, 2020 from 8:30 – 10:00 AM. Each year, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice gathers our membership for an update about TCDIP’s work and goals. Over the past year, our TCDIP community has worked together to develop new initiatives to support our Members and attorneys of color at all levels. Member Representatives and Emerging Leaders Group Representatives are encouraged to attend. Pre-register at this link today.

WILD Conversations

Did you miss any of our previous WILD Conversations? Check out our interviews with community activists from different groups to learn more about their various perspectives on community safety and the future of policing on our YouTube channel.

 

 

Looking for more from TCDIP?

Stay plugged in through our events calendar, which includes TCDIP events and meetings as well as events in our broader legal community! You can also see old issues of our newsletter on our website.

Check out our job board and share opportunities with your colleagues!

TCDIP is a professional association of legal employers with the vision to create a vibrant and inclusive legal community. Our mission is to strengthen the efforts of Member Organizations to attract, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color.

TCDIP facilitates connections between community organizations and volunteer lawyers. As with any volunteer opportunities circulated by TCDIP, please consult with your organization’s policies on pro bono and volunteer work prior to participation as needed. 

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