[General-announce] Preventing Liability Certificate

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Georgia State University
Preventing Liability Series 
The Preventing Liability Certificate

Day One
November 27, 2007 
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Anti-Bias Education

This workshop seeks to help participants recognize bias and the harm it
inflicts on individuals and society; explore the value of diversity;
improve inter-group relations; combat racism, and all forms of prejudice
and bigotry.

Day Two
November 28, 2007 
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 .m.
Biased Incident Protocol: The Georgia State University Process

The Bias Incidence Response Protocol was developed for victims of
bias-related crimes and for those 
individuals at Georgia State who might be called upon to support and
advise them. This workshop will cover how to report, document,
investigate, and appropriately respond to bias incidents on campus.

Guest Presenters: 

Holli Levinson is the Education Project Director for the Southeast
Region.  She brings to the Anti-Defamation League 10 years of experience
working in community organizing and community service organizations in
Atlanta.   After graduating from Emory University, she founded and
directed an organization to involve college students and young people in
community service to address issues of poverty in Atlanta and founded an
association to improve working conditions for day laborers.  Holli was
also an organizer with Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment
(ABLE), a multi-racial, multi-denominational coalition of 27
congregations in the metro Atlanta area working to help members address
issues of concern in their communities.

Dana Smith is an organizational and youth development consultant who
offers an engaging and unique brand of facilitated workshops and
training initiatives that are crafted to meet the specific needs of new
and existing clientele.  His 12 plus years of experience include working
and consulting inside corporations, profit and non-profit organizations,
community based organizations, educational systems, and
local/state/national government entities. A provocative and dynamic
presenter, Dana has addressed conducted workshops in the USA and two
countries abroad.
           
Cost:                           Free
Total CEUs:                 .5             Total Hours:  5

Register online at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwafa/services/   

Limited Seating

Co-Sponsored by: Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning
Office
                              Dean of Students
                              Legal Affairs
                              University Police




Annette D. Butler
Associate Director, AA/EEO
Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office
Georgia State University
P. O. Box 3983
Atlanta, GA 30302-3983
(404) 413-2567
(404) 413-2562 Direct
(404) 413-2560 Fax

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