Black History Month 2021 Learning Resources
Black History Month is here! Virtual Events That Celebrate and Honor Black Culture from Eventbrite PBS is premiering three new shows and streaming 10 more Also from PBS: Learn About 28 Black History Makers in 28 Days […]
2021 Black History Month Banner Raised by AAERG
Dawn Robinson, a steering committee member of the African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) and Kelly Perce, an IDEA Office program manager, met on Friday, January 29th to hang the Black History Month banner near Blackberry Gate. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the […]
Black History Month 2021 – a note from Michael Brandt, Deputy Director of Operations
Dear colleagues, February is Black History Month, in which we acknowledge and celebrate the global achievements and impacts of African Americans. As the executive sponsor of the African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG), I am a proud collaborator in the effort to achieve the AAERG mission, which is to create a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive […]
Filipino American Club and the Asian Pacific Islander ERG – Documentary Viewing, The Kingmaker
The Filipino American Club and the Asian Pacific Islander ERG (co-sponsors) invite you to start the new year by gathering together virtually for a watch-party of The Kingmaker. Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021 Time: 4 pm to 5:40 pm The Kingmaker is a documentary taking an extraordinary look into the controversial political career of Imelda […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20, 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Join the Lambda Alliance for a gathering in honor of the day: Date: Friday, November 20, 2020 Time: 12 noon – 1 pm Zoom: https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/97545161636 Transgender […]
Asian Pacific Islander ERG Thanksgiving Celebration- November 17, 2020
Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group is hosting a virtual Thanksgiving celebration. Date: Tuesday, November 17 (add it to your calendar) Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am Join us on Zoom We will share how different cultures express thanks, introduce our new executive sponsor Inder Monga, Executive Director ESnet, Division Director Scientific Networking, and plan upcoming […]
Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs Finalist Videos
The international Falling Walls Breakthroughs competition has recognized four Lab teams as finalists in its annual Science Breakthroughs competition. The teams are from the Molecular Foundry, Energy Technologies Area, Joint Genome Institute, and Strategic Communications. The Foundry team is also a Top 10 winner in the Science and Innovation Management category, and will be celebrated […]
Three Questions for the All Access Co-Chairs
This October is the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). To celebrate, All Access ERG co-chairs Misha Gonzalez and Emalynn Robinson share the benefits of an inclusive workplace and their vision for Berkeley Lab. What is the purpose of the All Access ERG, and why might I want to get involved? Misha: […]
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Storytelling from Joy Harjo’s book, An American Sunrise – November 18, 2020
Join the Latin American and Native American Employee Resource Group as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with our final event. We will be reading poetry from the US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s book, “An American Sunrise.” We invite people to pre-read the book if you can and we will be reading select poems from […]
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Ohlone Cuisine Then and Now – November 4, 2020
The Latin American & Native American ERG is pleased to welcome Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino from mak-‘amham – Contemporary Ohlone Cuisine in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Please join us for a discussion about the Ohlone tribe, Ohlone cuisine and their community work and cafe. Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 (add it to […]
