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Patty's Socha diversity + effectiveness workshops have been delivered to thousands of employees across the country. A graduate of Austin College, Patty works from her home in Dallas, Texas, where she raises her sons, Kory and Kaden.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Top 10 Most Offensive Comments of 2008 "Iron my shirt!" "Old people...should just die." "All the hunters gather up..." The authors of a new book on diversity have announced their list of the Top Ten most offensive publicly reported comments of the year, with tips on how to respond to such comments.
Sunday, December 28, 2008The Top 10 Most Offensive Comments of 2008 "Iron my shirt!" "Old people...should just die." "All the hunters gather up..." The authors of a new book on diversity have announced their list of the Top Ten most offensive publicly reported comments of the year, with tips on how to respond to such comments.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Flushing with gratitude: Learning about the corruption of water in Cameroon This morning when I flushed the toilet, I was very grateful. That's because I've been learning about the water situation in Africa.
Sunday, December 7, 2008Flushing with gratitude: Learning about the corruption of water in Cameroon This morning when I flushed the toilet, I was very grateful. That's because I've been learning about the water situation in Africa.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
How to respond to anti-Obama racism While millions of Americans celebrated the election of our nation's first African-American president on November 4, many others raged, penned racist rants threatening president-elect Obama's life, and assaulted their neighbors. America, it's time we find a way to express ourselves more constructively.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008How to respond to anti-Obama racism While millions of Americans celebrated the election of our nation's first African-American president on November 4, many others raged, penned racist rants threatening president-elect Obama's life, and assaulted their neighbors. America, it's time we find a way to express ourselves more constructively.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Bill Clinton and racism: A little humility please It hurts to be accused of racism. But neither Bill Clinton nor I get anywhere defending ourselves by citing our urban addresses or our records as promoters of diversity. Will Bill Clinton find some humility and prove his commitment to diversity goes all the way to the top?
Sunday, June 29, 2008Bill Clinton and racism: A little humility please It hurts to be accused of racism. But neither Bill Clinton nor I get anywhere defending ourselves by citing our urban addresses or our records as promoters of diversity. Will Bill Clinton find some humility and prove his commitment to diversity goes all the way to the top?
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Lead Toy Recalls Continue While Congress Piddles Think the lead in toys problem is resolved? Think again. More than a million products have been recalled in 2008 due to high lead content. With Congress treading water on proposed new regulations, parents must take the steering wheel. Click to read the most comprehensive list of lead sources (including a common household fixture you haven't heard about before), and what parents can do to keep our kids safe.
Friday, June 20, 2008Lead Toy Recalls Continue While Congress Piddles Think the lead in toys problem is resolved? Think again. More than a million products have been recalled in 2008 due to high lead content. With Congress treading water on proposed new regulations, parents must take the steering wheel. Click to read the most comprehensive list of lead sources (including a common household fixture you haven't heard about before), and what parents can do to keep our kids safe.
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Cameroon Nip Tuck: Fleshing Out African Corruption The Cameroonian parliament just conducted a little plastic surgery on the national constitution to allow President Paul Biya to stay in power another seven years. When you witness political corruption turning people's lives upside down, do you complain or do you start a movement? Cameroonian Julius Awafong is working to build support in Africa for a radical reform called vote sizing. He hopes that giving larger votes to poor,
Saturday, April 12, 2008Cameroon Nip Tuck: Fleshing Out African Corruption The Cameroonian parliament just conducted a little plastic surgery on the national constitution to allow President Paul Biya to stay in power another seven years. When you witness political corruption turning people's lives upside down, do you complain or do you start a movement? Cameroonian Julius Awafong is working to build support in Africa for a radical reform called vote sizing. He hopes that giving larger votes to poor,
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Let's Put the Vote Out of its Misery and Start Over What if poor people had larger votes? Steve Glickman's scathing Op Ed illustrates the sorry state of the vote worldwide. Glickman proposes a radical election reform that weights votes inversely to income and asks, "What would be different if ordinary people truly had a voice?"
Tuesday, March 18, 2008Let's Put the Vote Out of its Misery and Start Over What if poor people had larger votes? Steve Glickman's scathing Op Ed illustrates the sorry state of the vote worldwide. Glickman proposes a radical election reform that weights votes inversely to income and asks, "What would be different if ordinary people truly had a voice?"
