Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work – Oct 5, 2023
Achieving workplace equity calls for both individual actions and collective engagement that bridges gender and racial differences. Join us for a virtual session focusing on strategies for bringing together members of historically power-dominant and marginalized groups to collaborate around advancing equity for all. VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab Co-Founder Lori Nishiura Mackenzie will be in conversation with Tina Opie, […]
Engaging Across Differences: A Community Conversation About Allyship September 21, 2023
Please join the Stanford VMWare Women’s Leadership Lab on Thursday, September 21, 9am – 10:00am PT for a webinar on Engaging Across Differences: A Community Conversation About Allyship. Please join us for a Community Conversation centered on the role of allyship in building spaces of belonging and success for all. We will explore approaches for […]
Monday is the Juneteenth Holiday: A Day to Reflect – Message from Mike Witherell
Dear colleagues, Berkeley Lab will celebrate Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2023. The Lab will be closed on Monday. June 19, shortened to Juneteenth, is the date in 1865 that federal forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce federal laws enacted two and a half years earlier prohibiting the enslavement of people of African descent. […]
Five Years of IDEA Progress: An Interview with Director Witherell and Aditi Chakravarty
The stewardship of people at Berkeley Lab is critical to the Lab’s future. It enables the Lab to better attract, develop, and retain talented, dedicated professionals and continue our efforts towards building a more welcoming and supportive environment. Employees and candidates expect principles-based work cultures, opportunities for growth, and supportive people programs. Offering the resources […]
Introduction to Allyship at Work – Thursday, June 15, 2023
Join us for Lean In’s introductory Allyship at Work Workshop in Honor of Pride Month (https://leanin.org/allyship-at-work) In honor of Pride Month, please join the IDEA office and the Lambda Alliance for a special one-hour introduction to the Lean In Allyship at Work Program. This introductory workshop will give you an interactive and thought-provoking look at […]
What to Expect in 2023: IDEA Office
The IDEA Office has brought many changes to the Lab in the past three years. In this conversation with IDEA Program Manager Kelly Perce, part of a series on 2023 changes at the Lab, Kelly discusses new ways to put IDEA principles into action, the return of some favorites from last year, and how the […]
Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice – February 22, 2023
Please join the Stanford VMWare Women’s Leadership Lab on Wednesday, February 22nd from 9am – 10:00am PT for a webinar on “Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice” featuring Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and the Director of the Meltzer Center […]
Allyship at Work – Spring 2023
Join us for Lean In’s Allyship at Work Program (https://leanin.org/allyship-at-work) and build the skills you need to be a better ally at Berkeley Lab. Why Allyship? Allyship is about people stewardship and living Berkeley Lab’s Stewardship Values of respect, trust, service and team science. We need every employee to show up as allies for each […]
Equity Reset Returns this Fall – Friday, Oct 7, 2022
The IDEA Office and the Learning and Organizational Development Office invite employees across the lab to join Equity Reset – a program dedicated to anti-racism learning and practice that includes a self-guided curriculum and three monthly community forums called first Fridays. Our first session this fall is October 7th. The following dates are Friday, November […]
Follow up message on the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision – July 12, 2022
Dear colleagues, When we communicated a few weeks ago, many were experiencing strong reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs to reverse Roe v. Wade, which fundamentally alters the landscape of access to reproductive and maternal healthcare across the nation. We understand that these changes may affect you, your loved ones, and your colleagues […]
