A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding racism and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list is published every month. Art Exhibition: Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus, The Cleveland Museum of Art Monthly newsletter: TSAL Monthly Mixtape, ThirdSpace Action Lab (April edition, Newsletter sign-up)…
Read MoreMonthly list of anti-racism resources: March 2022
A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding racism and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list is published every month. Challenge: Stand Against Racism Challenge, YWCA Greater Cleveland Event: Survivors Fear: A Conversation on Sexual Assault, DiversCITY Cleveland by Cleveland Public Library Event: Philanthropy Equity: Making…
Read MoreAccelerate 2022 update: IGNITE with Light
IGNITE with Light Alysha Ellis & SIR Evans 2022 Presenter Economic Prosperity category Presented in partnership with: ORIGINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION: IGNITE with Light is a collaborative partnership to strengthen the Northeast Ohio entrepreneurial ecosystem by connecting business leaders and entrepreneurs with local organizations and collegiate groups that support and serve small businesses…
Read MoreAccelerate 2022 update: Grayter Cleveland
Grayter Cleveland Shane Winnyk & Courtney Smith 2022 Winner Presented in partnership with: ORIGINAL PITCH DESCRIPTION: Grayter Cleveland aims to increase the number of People of Color and women in STEM careers, particularly the tech field, by pairing a Black employee and a White employee together to give brief presentations in schools (remotely or in-person)…
Read MoreInitiative to diversify STEM employees wins Accelerate civic pitch competition
CLEVELAND – An initiative to encourage young women and people of color to pursue careers in technology was voted the winning pitch by an audience Thursday night (February 24) at the 8th annual Accelerate: Citizens Make Change civic pitch competition presented by the Cleveland Leadership Center in partnership with Citizens and other supporters. Accelerate returned…
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