“NIEAPA members shall seek to develop an awareness of their own personal and cultural values and beliefs as one way of appreciating the importance of multicultural identities in our own lives and in the lives of those we serve. NIEAPA members shall have and continue to develop specialized knowledge and understanding about the values, traditions and systems of all employees at the workplaces they serve.

View our October 2020 Diversity Message

UPCOMING DIVERSITY CONVERSATIONS

The Diversity Committee has established the dates for their 2021 Diversity Conversations. The topics and moderators will be announced at a later date.  All meetings will be from 12 – 1 pm .

SAVE THE DATES:
April 13, 2021 
June 15, 2021 
August 10, 2021
October 12, 2021
December 14, 2021

If they have questions or suggestions for topics, please submit to nieapa@corpevent.com

RESOURCE LIST

Following is the beginning of a list of films, plays, books, TV shows, music - any artistic expression more or less that touches on issues of diversity. If you have suggestions, please email them to the Diversity Committee via Carole Hoffman - choffman@illinoisphp.com. 

FILM

Get Out - Directed by Jordan Peele
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point. Click here for discussion notes.

THEATER

HIR - written by Taylor Mac
After a dishonorable discharge from the military for drug-related offenses, Isaac returns home from Afghanistan, expecting to confront his abusive father, protect his mother and sister, and relax into his old bedroom. His expectations are dashed, as he walks into a different kind of chaos. Click here for write up of performance provided by Scott Cullen-Benson.

(Photo Information: Em Grosland, Amy Morton, Ty Olwin and Francis Guinan/Photo: Michael Brosilow)

Please click on the image to the left to read the 2018 Diversity and Inclusion Survey Summary.