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Register Today: ASAP Cultural
Diversity Committee Conference – May 6, 2011 NYC
There are only 2 days left to register for the
ASAP Cultural Diversity Conference, “Respecting Differences, Achieving
Peace.” The program will feature a keynote speech from OASAS
Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez. Please get your
registrations in as soon as possible as space is limited and
registrations are filling up quickly. The program is a fantastic
educational opportunity for you and your staff and, in addition to the
Commissioner, includes:
Key
Note Speaker: Dr. Frances L. Brisbane, Dean and
Professor of the School of Social Welfare, State University of New York
at Stony Brook. Her keynote address will include her perspectives on
chemical dependence, language and cultural competence.
Afternoon Plenary: Ron Chism,
Co-founder of The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
and a senior fellow of Ashoka's Global Academy, a program for men and
women seeking solutions for the world's most urgent social problems.
This presentation will explore our understanding of what racism
is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it
can be undone.
Closing Ceremony - Healing
Circle: Zuben Ornelas. The healing circle is a conduit
through which human beings may freely open themselves to the “Universal
Good Mind” guided by ancient natural law.
Conference attendees
will also earn 5.5 CASAC credits
The conference
will be held from 9-4:30 at:
The Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual
&
Transgender Community Center
208 WEST 13TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
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