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</parsererror>=== <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3114ee838-64476457-901c12b7-03de1718-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;81c6c7a962b9">Developing a Diversity Workshop</span></span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"> </span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9">CONTENTS:</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 1. Introduction</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 2. Organizing Diversity</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 3. Ground rules for a safe environment</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 4. Diversity programs with strategic plans</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 5. Creating a Diversity community</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 6. Effectiveness</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 7. Importance</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b44f72b3-6447-901c-03de-8ea3d05f3784"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font114ee838-weight: 700; vertical6457-align: baseline; white12b7-space: pre1718-wrap;81c6c7a962b9"> 8. Conclusion</span></span></span>
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<span style ="font-size:small;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. INTRODUCTION:</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DIVERSITY DEFINED: Variance in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and perspective of individuals. For the purpose of a diversity workshop, it is important to specifically define the type of diversity that will be the focus of the presentation.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"></span></span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. ORGANIZING DIVERSITY:</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organizing diversity workshops is a challenging undertaking. Whether the event takes place among coworkers, </span>[https://www.thoughtco.com/fostering-cultural-diversity-in-your-school-2773257 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">classmates</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or community members, the likelihood that tension will arise is high. The point of such a workshop is to help participants understand </span>[https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-support-workplace-diversity-2834870 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">diversity</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s significance and how to relate to each other more respectfully as a result.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fortunately, you can take several steps to prevent your diversity workshop from flopping. They include:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Setting ground rules</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Plans</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating a Diversity Community</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Become Involved in the Community</span></span></li></ul> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. GROUND RULES CAN HELP CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT:</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you begin the workshop, establish ground rules to make the environment one in which everyone feels comfortable sharing. Ground rules don’t have to be complicated and should be limited to about five or six to make them easy to remember. Post the ground rules in a central location so that everyone can see them. To help workshop attendees feel invested in the sessions, include their input when creating ground rules. Below is a list of guidelines to consider during a diversity session.</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Personal information shared during the workshop remains confidential.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No talking over others.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Disagree respectfully rather than with put-downs or judgmental criticism.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t give feedback to others unless you are asked specifically to do so.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Refrain from making generalizations or invoking stereotypes about groups.</span></span></li></ul> <span id="docs-internal-guid-114ee838-6455-d187-2c37-35b36172991b"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span>