Move Ahead…Move Forward…Move Up with Multiculturalism! I am pleased to announce that our November 3rd Multicultural Conference registration is NOW OPEN. This is our 10th conference since 2008 and we are proud to have our 13+ sponsors onboard. This includes our host sponsors, UMass Boston and the Commonwealth Compact. 10th Multicultural Conference Thursday November 3, 2016 University of Massachusetts Student Center - Alumni Lounge 8am to 3pm High Impact Networking. Bring your Business Cards. Our theme for the conference is “Innovation Interconnection Impact.” Those concepts are essential to expanding our goal of advancing multiculturalism, global diversity and inclusion throughout our country and the world. We will kick off our morning with a compelling message from the President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce James Rooney. Up next will be an engaging and though provoking Distinguished Panel, moderated by the Massachusetts President of People’s United Bank, Patrick Sullivan. In the afternoon our luncheon keynote speaker is a rising star and Senior Vice President and Regional Manager at Eastern Bank, Roxann Cooke. Special Thanks To Dr. Keith Motley, Chancellor or UMass Boston, who will bring a special welcome message during the conference. Back by popular demand are the highly interactive conference Roundtable Discussions featuring several of the region’s leading advocates who will address diversity and multiculturalism from their own areas of expertise. It’s a Multicultural Conference designed with YOU in mind where you can learn more and implement new ideas and techniques as soon as you return to work. Registration is $125 per person through September 30th. On or after October 1st, registration increases to $175. Register Early and Save!!!! The Multicultural Symposium Series (MSS) is a face to face, online, and broadcasting endeavor designed to further the advancement of worldwide multiculturalism and global diversity. This upcoming conference is a signature event of MSS. There are several SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES for companies who believe in supporting African American led initiatives like the Multicultural Symposium Series. Call us at 508 947-5755 or email [email protected] to find out more. This will be a golden opportunity for YOU to connect with regional, local and world leaders all advancing the cause of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion. The ideal event for organizational leaders to BRING YOUR TEAM to the conference and demonstrate YOUR commitment to multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion.www.mssconnect.com Affordable. Engaging. Action-Oriented. For More information about the conference, visit: www.mssconnect.com For Online Registration visit: http://mssconference2016.eventbrite.com Bring Your Team And Register Today!! -Carole Copeland Thomas, MBA, CDMP, CITM
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Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== The Summer Olympics are always fascinating to me. And this year is no exception. Two Hundred and Six Nations. Thousands of athletes whose number one dream is to take home the GOLD. Today will look at the facts, figures and lessons learned as the Summer Olympics continue to play out in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. ======================================================= History of the Olympics Source: www.olympic.org According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia. They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D. that all such "pagan cults" be banned. OLYMPIA Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek mythology, is the island of "Pelops", the founder of the Olympic Games. Imposing temples, votive buildings, elaborate shrines and ancient sporting facilities were combined in a site of unique natural and mystical beauty. Olympia functioned as a meeting place for worship and other religious and political practices as early as the 10th century B.C. The central part of Olympia was dominated by the majestic temple of Zeus, with the temple of Hera parallel to it. THE GAMES AND RELIGION The Olympic Games were closely linked to the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus, but were not an integral part of a rite. Indeed, they had a secular character and aimed to show the physical qualities and evolution of the performances. ====== When he announced in Paris, on a winter's evening in 1892, the forthcoming re-establishment of the Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin was applauded, but nobody at the time imagined the scale of the project entailed by reviving the ancient Olympic Games, appointing a committee in charge of organising them and creating an international movement. The IOC was created on 23 June 1894; the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era opened in Athens on 6 April 1896; and the Olympic Movement has not stopped growing ever since. The Olympic Movement encompasses organisations, athletes and other persons who agree to be guided by the principles of the Olympic Charter. Its composition and general organisation are governed by Chapter 1 of the Charter. The Movement comprises three main constituents: The IOC: The Supreme Authority of the Movement The International Federations (IFs): these are international non-governmental organisations administering one or several sports at world level and encompassing organisations administering such sports at national level (More information about IFs). The National Olympic Committees: their mission is to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their respective countries. The NOCs are the only organisations that can select and designate the city which may apply to organise Olympic Games in their respective countries. In addition, they alone can send athletes to the Games. (More information about NOCs) The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination or any kind, in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. The Olympic Movement is defined also by the numerous activities in which it engages, such as: Promoting sport and competitions through the intermediary of national and international sports institutions worldwide. Cooperation with public and private organisations to place sport at the service of mankind. Assistance to develop "Sport for All”. Advancement of women in sport at all levels and in all structures, with a view to achieving equality between men and women.Help in the development of sport for all. Opposition to all forms of commercial exploitation of sport and athletes. The fight against doping. Promoting sports ethics and fair play. Raising awareness of environmental problems. Financial and educational support for developing countries through the IOC institution Olympic Solidarity. THE OLYMPIC CHARTER The Olympic Charter is the codification of the Fundamental Principles, Rules and Bye-laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It governs the organisation and running of the Olympic Movement and sets the conditions for the celebration of the Olympic Games. "Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.” WHY ARE THE OLYMPICS HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS? To respect the ancient origins of the Olympic Games, which were held every four years at Olympia. The four-year interval between the Ancient Games editions was named an “Olympiad”, and was used for dating purposes at the time: time was counted in Olympiads rather than years. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin launched his plan to revive the Olympic Games, and in 1896 the first Games of the modern era were held in Athens. Today, an Olympiad begins on the first of January of the first year and ends on the thirty-first of December of the fourth year.
Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== With the political conventions nearing an end, it’s time for you to develop a comprehensive, defendable AND rational perspective on the presidential campaigns. Please don’t say, “I don’t get involved in politics.” That’s a copout! You don’t have to broadcast your political opinion to the next reporter you meet. And I am aware that some of you are in sensitive positions at work that prevent you from “speaking your mind.” What I know is that if you are an American citizen you must VOTE and you must become informed about the issues. That is your requirement for citizenship and a small price to pay for the freedoms we take for granted in this great land. Today Carole will share FIVE WAYS to strengthen your political perspective so that you will become an informed citizen. Not just for the upcoming November 8th General Election that will either make Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump the winner…but a strategy that you can use for EVERY election in your town or village. Take out your pen, paper or smartphone and let’s design a political gameplan that’s right for YOU and the candidates of YOUR choice! ================== ELECTION DAY 2016 The United States presidential election of 2016, constitutionally prescribed to occur on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will vote for a new president and vice president through the Electoral College. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2016
The American landscape is changing so rapidly that it’s often difficult to keep up with how diverse we have become. Those changes can be disturbing to some, while others embrace similarities and differences with more awareness and understanding.
Today we discuss these important issues with veteran diversity professional Simma Lieberman. A Berkeley based Jewish advocate who is also gay, Simma will help us understand how fear and lack of awareness are the biggest enemies to social change in our country. Learn why diversity still matters in our nation and why the LGBTQ community is an important segment of our country and our world. ============================================ About Simma Lieberman Simma Lieberman is internationally known as “The Inclusionist,” because she creates inclusive workplaces where employees love to do their best work, and customers love to do business. Her passion for diversity and its possibilities began in 1963 when she went on the March On Washington. In 1963. She wishes she could say that it was because of hearing Martin Luther King give his “I Have A Dream” speech, but she was too young to remember it. However, she has always remembered what it felt like to be amongst 250,000 people for the first time of all colors, cultures, and ages, rallying and marching together for change. Later on, she began working with a multi-cultural organization in New York City, where she was trained to facilitate dialogues with diverse racial and ethnic groups, in order to reduce tension, and create effective working relationships. Her first culture shock was when she moved from the Bronx to Eugene, Oregon, where she was a member of a multicultural global theater group. Today, Simma works with leaders of organizations who understand that while training in areas of diversity and inclusion is important, sustainable change only occurs when diversity and inclusion are integrated into the business strategy, and are part of the organization’s cultural DNA. She strongly believes that implementing good diversity management and developing cultural intelligence are necessary for organizations to stay relevant and competitive in tomorrow’s markets. Her unique ability to view organizations through an inclusion lens also enables Simma to help leaders in organizations uncover employee genius, and leverage their diverse talents and skills at any level. She has worked with a wide range of organizations that include: Applied Materials, Gulfstream, America Empresarial, Intel, Diageo, Kimpton Hotels, VSP, Boeing, Pillsbury Bakeries and Foodservices, McDonalds, Women’s Foodservice Forum, Oracle, Kaiser Permanente, UC Berkeley, and the US Dept. of Transportation. Simma is a member of two diversity think tanks, a former co-chair of the San Francisco Regional Chapter of Out and Equal, and former board member of the Northern California Chapter of the National Speakers Association. She is the president of the Northern California Chapter of Society for the Advancement of Consulting, and an inductee to the Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame. Publications that have featured her articles and ideas include The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Fast Company, The Economist, Forbes, Black MBA, Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, Insight Into Diversity, Working Mother, Cosmopolitan UK, Human Resource Executive, CEO Refresher and CNN. She is the co-author with George Simons and Kate Berardo, of Putting Diversity to Work, how to successfully lead a diverse workforce, the co-author of The Diversity Calling, Building Diverse Communities One Story at a Time and the author of 110 Ways to Champion Diversity and Build Inclusion and Stress Management for the Motivated, A Workbook For You. Contact Simma at [email protected] or 510-527-0700 As we wrap up this holiday weekend, from my family to yours, I hope that you have enjoyed your July 4th holiday. May you continue to enjoy the summer season here in the United States. -Carole Copeland Thomas My daughter and son in law came yesterday from Connecticut for the July 4th Holiday and to give their children big hugs after a one week absence. My son in law showed off his handy skills. He repaired my leaky refrigerator, changed the burned out batteries on my squeaky smoke detectors, and gave me advice on other household projects. We combined a cookout with an inflatable pool party for the grandkids and danced around the house with our American flags. My daughters, Michelle and Lorna, used their skills to help our production flow like magic. Love this holiday. Love my family! God Bless America!! Here are TEN Things You Might Not Know About July 4th: 1. On this day in 1826, former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who were fellow Patriots, die on the same day within five hours of each other. They were founders of America who were friends, adversaries and friends again in the end. On July 4, 1826, at the age of 90, Adams lay on his deathbed while the country celebrated Independence Day. His last words were Thomas Jefferson still survives. He was mistaken: Jefferson had died five hours earlier at Monticello at the age of 82. 2. Only two people actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th: John Hancock and Charles Thomson, secretary of Congress. Most of the others signed on August 2nd. 3. One US president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4. So were Nathaniel Hawthorne, Neil Simon, George Steinbrenner, and Malia Obama (President Obama’s older daughter). 4. July 4th wasn't deemed a federal holiday until 1870, nearly 100 years after the nation was founded. 5. Fireworks have been a major part of Fourth of July since the earliest celebrations. In 1884, miners blew up the post office in Swan, Colorado, because it wasn't supplied with fireworks. 6. Other countries — including Denmark, England, Norway, Portugal and Sweden — celebrate the Fourth of July because many of their citizens moved to the US or simply to attract American tourists. 7. Four Star General Benjamin O. Davis, the first African American to become an Air Force General, died at age 89 on July 4, 2002. He was the fourth African American to graduate from West Point. He led the Tuskegee Air Men. His father, Benjamin O. Davis. Sr. was the first African American Army General. He trained at Tuskegee at the same time with my own father. 8. The July 4, 2016 holiday kicks off the 200th Anniversary of the incorporation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). A mural of founding Bishop Richard Allen was unveiled today in Philadelphia, and his statue was unveiled yesterday. More than 20,000 will attend the 50th General Conference of the AME Church in Philadelphia from July 6th through July 13th. I will be in that mix in the next few days. That’s my denomination. 9. The seeds of the Civil War actually started before the country was actually formed. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day. And a section denouncing the slave trade was deleted. 10. On July 4, 1960 the 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia. 7/1/2016 Unpacking The Emotions of Race and Slavery of The American Past with Dr. Lynda ParhamRead Now
It’s powerful, gripping and moving. It will bring tears to your eyes, while driving you to celebrate through the pain. That sums up my thoughts about the television miniseries “Roots” that aired on the History Channel in May/June 2016. For some it’s an unnecessary reminder of our past. For others it’s a troubling account of the strength and resilience of Black people who endured and survived the brutality of American slavery.
On today’s Blab show we’ll unpack the wide range of emotions with my special guest, clinical psychologist Dr. Lynda Morris Parham. She’ll help us examine why this miniseries is impossible for some to watch…while helping others to understand why race is still a thorny issue in this country. I vividly remember getting my young family squared away at bedtime before watching every installment of Roots back in 1977. Now some 40 years later I rearranged my own personal schedule to watch this newer version that’s equally as powerful and painful at the same time. Join our conversation of our past, our present and our future through the Roots of our ancestor’s legacy. Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== There is a definite method to follow to succeed at the game of networking. And when you develop a strategy that is comfortable for you, it will yield results that will work in your favor time and time again. On today’s show, Carole will complete this networking series by helping you identify a continuous stream of networking possibilities to fill your “funnel.” And she’ll help you design a followup system you need to stay in touch with your contacts while closing on the “deals/contracts/projects/promotions” on you path to success. Networking doesn’t have to seem like work. And it definitely doesn’t have to be drudgery. We teach you how to make it a routine relationship driven process to help you gain new clients, colleagues and collaborators in the days months and years ahead. ============== Networking Part One and Two Don't forget to check out Part One and Two of this series to learn a comprehensive approach to Networking. Here are the links: Part One: http://bit.ly/29dSiiw Part Two: http://bit.ly/28QKTCq 6/23/2016 New Ways To Networking Success Part Two: Business Card Basics and Networking EssentialsRead Now
There is a definite method to follow to succeed at the game of networking. And when you develop a strategy that is comfortable for you, it will yield results that will work in your favor time and time again.
On today’s show, Carole will teach you the basics about business cards and how to use them effectively and efficiently. And you’ll learn some networking essentials that will keep you connected to the people and organizations that can help you grow and move forward on your job and in your business. Networking doesn’t have to seem like work. And it definitely doesn’t have to be drudgery. We teach you how to make it a routine relationship driven process to help you gain new clients, colleagues and collaborators in the days months and years ahead. Today marks the 19th Anniversary of my son’s tragic death. Mickarl D. Thomas, Jr (Mikey) was 17 years old and had just graduated with his twin sister, Michelle, from Milton High School here in Massachusetts. The world was his. He would have started Morehouse College on a full academic scholarship that fall, but it was not meant to be. In the early morning of June 14, 1997 the world that I knew ended and my “new normal” began. He died at a party hosted by family friends after drinking alcohol and going for a joy ride in a friend’s fancy sports car. All by himself, unbeknownst to anyone at the party. He was young, impulsive, carefree and happy to be alive. Suddenly he lost control of the car, smashed into a neighbor’s stone retaining wall and died within minutes. My joy, happiness and memories of his graduation and the party I had thrown at my own house days earlier had turned to misery and the worst pain I had ever felt in my entire life. Gone was his chance of graduating from Morehouse and entering law school to become a lawyer like his Uncle Wilson. Gone was the chance for me to see him married with children of his own. Gone was the loving relationship he had with his twin sister, older sister, father, stepmother, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and so many more who loved Mikey. It is PAINFUL to lose a child. At any age. For any reason. And it is in that spirit that I reach out to the parents of the Orlando Massacre. I know their pain. Different circumstances but the same pain. My son was straight. Many of the Orlando victims were gay. But it’s the SAME PAIN. The funerals that are being planned this week remind me of the cemetery plot, casket and burial arrangements I had to make in the midst of family celebrations held just one week earlier. We know what happened at the Pulse Nightclub on Saturday June 11, 2016. Over 300 mostly young adults, both gay and straight hanging out in then club for Latin Night during Gay Pride Month. And in the midst of their laughter and dancing lurked an angry, twisted young American who decided to mark the evening with brutality, slaughter and violence. Some 49 killed. Some 53 wounded. And mothers, fathers, siblings, other family members and friends now making the same funeral arrangements I made some 19 years ago. Last year it was Emanuel AME Church, my sister church in Charleston, South Carolina. Same pain and suffering. And pick a country anywhere in the world from Syria to France To Kenya. The parental pain of burying a child who never comes home is the same. Shortly after my son’s death, I started a commemorative month called STUDENT SAFETY MONTH to honor my son and call attention to the importance of keeping young people safe, alive and protected. I invite you to visit the webpage and download the FREE KIT that will educate, inform and inspire you to action. Here’s the link: http://www.tellcarole.com/student-safety-month.html To young people of all races, ethnicities, ages. Gay, straight or trans. Regardless of where you live. I pray for your safety and hope that you may live a long, rich and fulfilling life. And to the mothers, fathers and family members of the Orlando victims..including Christina Grimmie, the young YouTube celebrity gunned down in Orlando days before the Massacre … May God comfort and keep you in the long days and nights ahead. Feel free to call me at 508 947-5755 or email me at [email protected] if you ever want a shoulder to lean on. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad occasion in our nation’s history. And may the joy, laughter and spirit of my son live in our hearts forever. -Carole Copeland Thomas Mikey's Mom |
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