D&R at Linkage Summit on Leading Diversity

April 4th - 6th, the Dignity and Respect Campain is a sponsor of the Linkage Summit on Leading Diversity! Now in its 12th year, the Leading Diversity Summit is the nation’s premiere diversity event and plays an integral role in creating and sustaining inclusive work environments that enable organizations to operate more effectively in a global marketplace. Linkage prides itself on the quality and depth of the program and remains committed to showcasing a collection of the most vital tools, strategies, and best practices available in the diversity field.

"If professionals could only attend one conference on diversity and inclusion, Linkage’s summit would be the only one I recommend. " - Manager, Diversity Consulting and Inclusion Strategies, Toyota Motor Sales

News from the Dignity and Respect Campaign!

As we look forward to the unlimited possibilities that the new year brings, it's important that we take time to reflect on all that we've done to make a difference in our homes, schools, workplaces, and communities in 2010.

This year the Dignity and Respect pledge count has exceeded 30,000 and continues to grow each day. Our efforts have touched individuals, students, and organizations alike, by engaging them in everything from the D&R Champion Initiative to the D&R Fall Festival. We have also selected new council leadership who will continue to drive our mission forward and help us to reach our goals throughout the new year. We encourage each of you to continue practicing tip #30 and Be a Champion of Dignity and Respect.

Please accept our sincere thank you for your support in 2010 and we look forward to continuing this work together in 2011. Until then, have a safe, happy, and healthy New Year!



Melanie Harrington - Chair, D&R Campaign Council - Pittsburgh
Shari Manges - Vice-chair, D&R Campaign Council - Pittsburgh
Dawnita Wilson - D&R Campaign Manager - Pittsburgh


Get Involved!
Join us in promoting Dignity & Respect!

D&R Pledge Drive - University of Pittsburgh
January 10-14, 2011
Various Times
University of Pittsburgh Campus (Oakland)
4200 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260


Annual MLK Day of Service - UPMC/D&R Council Pittsburgh
January 17, 2011
9 am - 3 pm
The Boys & Girls Club of Duquesne
29 N. 3rd Street, Duquesne, PA 15110

The Black and White Reunion -13th Annual Summit Against Racism
January 22, 2011
9 am - 3 pm
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
116 S. Highland Avenue, 15206

For more upcoming events,click here. For additional information contact us via phone at 412.864.3582 or email us at CampaignManager@DignityandRespectCampaign.com

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Dignity and Respect Fest brings inclusion and multiculturalism to the multitudes

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Dignity and Respect Fest brings inclusion and multiculturalism to the multitudes
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

UPMC's workplace inclusion program has now gone from an internal effort to a community-wide, free Dignity and Respect Fall Festival set for Oct. 16 at Schenley Plaza in Oakland."We are planning for it to be an annual event," says Dawnita Wilson, who is program director of inclusion initiatives at UPMC's Center for Inclusion and manager of the Center's Dignity and Respect Campaign.

The Campaign began in 2008 with UPMC employees pledging their support for inclusion in their workplace. Employee groups devised 30 tips to help with the effort, from simple courtesies to being open, flexible and "culturally competent.""Dignity and respect to them meant these small little behaviors that we lose sight of on a day-to-day basis – things we learn when we are young," notes Wilson.

The Campaign then became a wider initiative last year, gaining 60 community partners who spearheaded a literal pledge drive – 5,000 people throughout the area pledged to honor the Campaign's goals of fostering multiculturalism and diversity.

The Campaign also offers a monthly Dignity and Respect Champion Award, most recently to Barbara Murock, a county behavioral-health specialist who works toward better health-care policy for vulnerable groups. This year's festival, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will celebrate those same principles – and offer some fun, including rock climbing by Venture Outdoors, multicultural entertainment from UMOJA African Arts Company and lion dancers/kung fu artists Steel Dragon, alongside games, health and educational information and other free stuff.

For more information, call 412-864-3582 or click here to e-mail.

Writer: Marty Levine
Source: Dawnita Wilson, UPMC Center for Inclusion

Women, Find Employment That Will Sustain Your Family

Women, Find Employment That Will Sustain Your Family

August 31, 2010

in Side by Side

Side by Side welcomes Nieves Stiker from Carlow University’s New Choices Program.

This event is for single mothers and women who find themselves needing to (re)enter the work force.

Topics include:

goal setting
self esteem building
skill building
job training.
Learn how to find employment that is not just for survival, but that will sustain a family.

About Nieves Stiker

For over ten years, Ms. Stiker has worked closely with single parents and women in transition, fulfilling Carlow University’s original mission “to involve persons, primarily women, in a process of self-directed, lifelong learning which will free them to think clearly and creatively, to discover and to challenge or affirm cultural and aesthetic values, to respond reverently and sensitively to God and others, and to render competent and compassionate service in personal and professional life.”

Recently, she was the recipient of the Dignity and Respect Champion Award which is presented to, and honors, a person identified as one who has made a difference in promoting inclusion, dignity and respect in the communities where they live and work.

Please join us!

Details:

Time – 6:30 PM
Date – Thursday, Sept. 2nd
Place – The Christy House (St. Stephen’s Church), 403 Frederick Ave., Sewickley.

Childcare will be provided.

Contact: sbs@ststephenschurch.net or 412-741-1790 for more information.”

from: http://togetherweflourish.com/2010/08/31/women-find-employment-that-will-sustain-your-family/

Dignity and Respect Campaign receives top honors from the Profiles in Diversity Journal's 7th Annual Innovations in Diversity Award!

Dignity & Respect Campaign – A Community Initiative

The Dignity & Respect Campaign is an awareness campaign designed to join individuals, community leaders, community organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and corporations under the common notion that everyone deserves dignity and respect.

In November of 2008, The Center for Inclusion at UPMC introduced the concept of Dignity and Respect to the employees of UPMC. Employees were tasked with taking a pledge to demonstrate their commitment to treating others the way they want to be treated and providing their opinion on behaviors that represent dignity and respect in the workplace. Based on their feedback, "30 Tips of Dignity & Respect" were created, which highlight behaviors that can easily be incorporated into everyday activities.

Awareness about the campaign spread throughout the Pittsburgh community, as the Center for Inclusion partnered with community leaders on efforts around community unity, cultural competency, and multicultural awareness. On October 1, 2009, the Dignity & Respect Campaign was launched as a community initiative, with the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh declaring October Dignity & Respect Month. The community campaign kicked off with the launch of a city-wide pledge drive, which engaged over 50 community organizations and awarded a day of service to the organization that received the most pledges. The launch also included the unveiling of the Dignity & Respect Campaign website. (http://www.dignityandrespectcampaign.com/)

To engage the community, several ideas were created to ensure that dignity and respect are at the core of what UPMCemployees do every day:

The D&R Pledge and D&R Tips: Visit the Dignity & Respect Campaign website and take the pledge.

The D&R Month: Organize a launch event, promote a D&R pledge drive, and award a day of service to the organization in your community that receives the most pledges.
The D&R Journey: Champion inclusion within your organization by joining the D&R Journey. The Journey enables organizations to highlight best practices and share them with the D&R community.
D&R Campaign National or Local Sponsorship: Promote inclusion in your organization and community while associating your brand with the Dignity & Respect Campaign by becoming a national or local sponsor.

What began as a workplace initiative to promote dignity and respect at UPMCsoon became a local community effort in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has now become a national initiative dedicated to driving inclusion.

Read more! http://diversityjournal.com/images/2010_Innovations_in_Diversity_Awards_Winners.pdf

Dignity and Respect Fall Festival~ 10.16.2010!