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Monthly
BCHRC Meeting: January 25, 2012, 7 p.m., Northampton Township Library,
25 Upper Holland Road, Richboro, PA 18954. Please inform us if you plan to attend: information@bchumanrelations.org
Upcoming Meetings: February 22, 2012,
7 p.m., Northampton Library
Future meetings: Fourth Wednesday of each month,
7 p.m., Northampton Library
Bucks County Diversity
Conference
"Celebrating Our Differences, Building Our Future"
We celebrated
the diversity of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with a day of education and sharing.
The Bucks County Diversity Conference,
from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA, provided thought-provoking
speakers, engaging breakout sessions, a free luncheon and a resource fair that will feature a variety of Bucks County organizations
and groups.
Together we will elevate the awareness of diversity and increase individual and community knowledge
of local and national resources for Bucks County.
Anyone with an interest in learning more about diversity in Bucks
County is welcome to attend this FREE event. This includes behavioral health providers and consumers, business people, first
responders including police, probation and parole officers, teachers and other school staff, Bucks County and municipal employees
including human services and government staff, and the general public.
Don’t miss this special day.
Contact us at information@bchumanrelations.org for more information.
Co-sponsors
Bucks County Commissioners
Delaware Valley College
Magellan Health Services
Bucks County Human Relations Council
LOCATION: Delaware
Valley College, 700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 345-1500
AGENDA
8:15 – 8:45 a.m Registration
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Welcoming
Remarks
• Dr. Joseph Brosnan, President, Delaware Valley College
•
Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia
• Bernard McBride, Director, Bucks County Behavioral Health
System
• Anne McCabe, Senior Vice President, Public Sector Solutions, Magellan Behavioral Health
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Melissa Harris-Perry, Princeton
University
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Choice of Morning Breakout Sessions
•
LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Intersex)
• Panel on Diverse Communities
• Military Culture
• Microaggressions: Practical Strategies for
Preventing and Responding to Bias
• Diverse Thinking, Listening and Speaking Styles
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Resource Fair
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch and Resource Fair
1 – 2 p.m. Choice Afternoon Breakout Sessions
• No Place for Hate
• Immigration: Welcoming the Stranger
•
Islam Culture
• Older Adults
• The Invisible Color of Privilege:
What it Means to be White
• Diversity in the Workplace
2 – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 – 3 p.m. Closing Presentation
• Professor Mogauwane
Mahloele, Temple University
Please return to this page frequently to learn about current activities of
the Bucks County Human Relations Council.
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