The end of February brings the close of Black History Month, and at Intouch, it’s been a busy 28 days. Yes, this year, there are 29 days in February, but tomorrow is Saturday, and most of us will be enjoying a day off, so … 28 days.
Thanks to Intouch’s Inclusion & Diversity Alliance (IDA), we’ve had employee panelists speaking on what it’s like to be Black in corporate America – including artists from the Ink Factory visually documenting the conversations in real-time … a moving and eye-opening virtual reality experience called Traveling While Black, that brought participants to the (virtual) table for intimate conversations with Black Americans who experienced the racism of the last century … and an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A with director William Jersey about his Academy Award-nominated film, the 1966 documentary A Time for Burning, which chronicles the efforts of the minister of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to “negro” Lutherans in the city’s north side.
A Look Back at Last Year’s IDA Activities
Over the course of 2019, IDA spearheaded many events and opportunities across Intouch offices, including corporate sponsorship of the Healthcare Business Women’s Association; a Black History Month Trivia happy hour; speakers’ panels for Women’s History Month, Pride Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month; and Lengua Brava, an event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. IDA has more diversity and inclusion activities planned for the rest of 2020, and we can’t wait to see what’s next!
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