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Understanding & Appreciating Diversity and Inclusion: Special Series Part 2

Thu, February 4, 2021 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Special BPNA Exclusive Interactive Series!

Thursday, February 4 @ 7:00 pm PST – Live Online via Zoom

Part 2 of Our Special Exclusive Timely Series

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS: 

  • Josef Levy, Commander (Retired), Long Beach Police Department; President, Embassy Consulting Services

TOPIC:

“Building an Inclusive Community: Exploring Human Relations Topics” 

Part 2: Understanding & Appreciating Diversity and Inclusion

This unique, interactive series in January and February 2021 will start us on the path to recognizing our own unconscious biases; building trust, equity, inclusion and compassion; becoming an ally; and being courageous in starting empathic conversations; and we will hear about the City’s efforts to learn from history and build a more equitable community in Long Beach.

Josef Levy will lead us in a 3-part special, exclusive BPNA interactive series on building and maintaining a safe, respectful and inclusive community. Other guest speakers in this series include Katie Balderas and Naomi Rainey-Pierson. Click on the links below for details. All take meetings place at 7:00 pm PST live online via Zoom:

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Free & Open to the Public

SCROLL DOWN TO REGISTER NOW TO RECEIVE THE ONLINE MEETING LINK & INSTRUCTIONS THE NIGHT BEFORE

DON’T DELAY. SPACE IS LIMITED. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

SUBMIT QUESTIONS BEFORE AND DURING THE MEETING

Please submit questions in advance through the online registration form below.  We suggest you register by day before the meeting to reserve your spot.  Once you are registered you may then come back to the same online form to submit more questions up until 2:00 pm PT on the day of meeting. During the meeting you may type in questions via the online chat function or email president @ bluffpark.org. All attendees will be muted, so you will not be able to speak nor ask audible questions. We will do our best but we cannot guarantee all questions will be addressed.

INTERACTIVITY DURING THE MEETING WILL REQUIRE UPDATING TO THE LATEST VERSION OF ZOOM

We will be using Zoom technology to enhance interactivity and engagement during the meeting. Be sure to download and update to the latest version of Zoom. Visit https://zoom.us/download. For those without a supported device and internet access, advance registrants will be able to call in using any telephone for the audio portion only of the meeting.

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READ MORE about JOSEF LEVY Click Here

READ MORE about NAOMI RAINEY-PIERSON Click Here

READ MORE about the CITY’S OFFICE OF EQUITY Click Here

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SAVE THE DATES for the next Community Meetings & Socials. Click on the links below for more details:

ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – LIMITED SPACE

Complete the form NOW while there is still space for Parts 2 and 3 of the BPNA’s special series meeting on Thursdays, February 4 and 25 @ 7:00 pm PST. Advance registrants will be emailed connection instructions and the link the night before each of the meetings. Be sure to check your spam folder then to ensure that our email gets from bluffpark.org to you properly. Don’t forget: Update or download to your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone the latest version of Zoom for the optimal meeting experience. Visit: Visit: https://zoom.us/download

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