5/13 EEOC presents an E-RACE Open Forum

WHAT:

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) presents

E-RACE Open Forum

Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment

WHEN:

12 - 2 p.m. Tuesday

May 13

WHERE:

University of Kentucky

Student Center

Room 230

Lexington

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Refreshments will be served. 

Open to the public, but you must RSVP by 5/2/08 to Toni Ahl (502) 582-5839 or email Marian Ahl.

DETAILS:

On February 28, 2007, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), launched a national initiative to bring a fresh, 21st century approach to combating racism, which remains the most frequent claim filed with the agency. The initiative, E-RACE (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment), is an outreach, education and enforcement campaign to advance the statutory right to a workplace free of race and color discrimination.

The Louisville Area Office of the EEOC invites you to the first statewide open forum on the E-RACE Initiative on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the University of Kentucky in Room 230 of the Student Center.

There will be an interactive panel with audience participation on various aspects of the Initiative. We will also discuss recent studies showing how some employers make selection decisions based on names, arrest and conviction records, employment and personality test and credit scores—all of which may disparately impact people of color.

The E-RACE INITIATIVE urges us all to understand and address the multifaceted and complex nature of racism in the 21st century so that discrimination doesn’t rob our nation of the contributions that a diverse population can make.

SPONSORS:

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Louisville Office

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marian Ahl.

(502) 582-5839