Explore Allyship in the Workplace

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Join a conversation on The Fundamentals of Allyship: Is It Active in Your Workplace? at the Dulye Leadership Experience (DLE) Culture Chat virtual program on Jan. 21starting at noon. 
 
Subject matter expert Meg Bossong of Williams College will lead a moderated and honest discussion about building strong relationships in any organization. 
 
As Director of Intimate Violence Prevention & Response and Health Education at Williams College in Williamstown, Bossong has developed and implemented an array of advocacy programs with the goal of building just and equitable organizations. 
 
Regarded as "a strategic mechanism" for combating bias and promoting equity, allyship builds knowledge and awareness in those who experience the benefits of privilege in a professional context, and involves building the skills to move from awareness to action and advocacy.
 
Meg will share her expertise on what it means to be an ally and how to advocate for structures that promote allyship in your workplace. Breakout sessions will be included to promote active networking.
 
The Culture Chat program runs an hour. Registration is free thanks to the sustained sponsorship of Dulye & Co., an organizational effectiveness consultancy based in the Berkshires.
 
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Letter: Constitutional Crisis

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

In his inaugural speech, the president invoked America in the late 19th century when political corruption was rampant, Jim Crow laws were enacted, and disparities in income and wealth soared. Since then, the daily barrage of presidential edicts have ranged from absurdity, recklessness, vindictiveness and most concerning lawlessness. His words and actions have sown seeds of uncertainty, anxiety and fear. Presidential governance has become the politics of chaos in an attempt to grab power. MAGA/Republican legislators in the House and Senate feign their responsibilities. Blind loyalty to the president is their number one priority.

The Constitution is the law of the land, the bedrock of our democratic state. However imperfect, it aspires to secure, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. Beggaring belief, we are currently witnessing a constitutional coup intent on circumventing the legislative and judicial branches. Laws, regulations, norms and protocols are being violated. Americans of all ilk, various organizations, Democratic legislators and the federal courts are attempting to check this presidential overreach.

Authoritarianism is defined as a political system which rejects democracy, the separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. The most recent remarks by the president, vice president, the billionaire aide-de-camp, and his MAGA minions indicate an attempt to undermine our system of government. These actors mean to overrule judicial review by our federal courts and ultimately our Supreme Court.

What to do? At this time, our duty as citizens is to become informed and active. Millions of Americans are becoming aware of this constitutional crisis at hand. People are following, joining and contributing to pro-democracy organizations at the local, state, and national level. It is incumbent upon all Americans to raise our voices, protest and vote to ensure that this great experiment, American Democracy, survives.

Antonio Pagliarulo
Dalton, Mass. 

 

 

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