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SUMMARY:4PM Diversity\, Equity The Origins of Our Discontents
DESCRIPTION:** This meeting will be available to the first 100 people. Anyone not able to join the zoom meeting can view it LIVE via the Chamber's Facebook page.\n\n\n\nOn behalf of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Council Co-Chairs Eva Dias (Phoenix Human Capital Solutions\, LLC.) and Andr  Williams (Law Office of Andr  Williams\, PA.)\, we invite you to join us for a book review of \n\n\n\n"Caste ( Oprah's book club)\; The Origins of Our Discontents"\n\nby Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson\n\n\n \n\nThe book describes racism in the United States as an aspect of a caste system   a society-wide system of social stratification characterized by notions such as hierarchy\, inclusion and exclusion\, and purity. Wilkerson does so by comparing aspects of the experience of American people of color to the caste systems of India and Nazi Germany\, and she explores the impact of caste on societies shaped by them\, and their people. \n\n \n\nModerator\n\n\n\nAndr  L. Williams\, Esq. | Law Office of Andr  L. Williams PA  \n\n \n\n \n\nPanelists\n\n \n\nHeather Russell\n\nPhD.\, Professor of Literature and Senior Associate Dean of the School of Environment\, Arts and Society in the College of Arts\, Sciences and Education\,\n\nFlorida International University\n\n \n\nCourtney Berrien\n\nAssociate Director\, Center for Community Service Initiatives\, Division of Academic Affairs\,\n\nBarry University\n\n \n\nJosh Sayles\n\nDirector\, Jewish Community Relations Council\n\nGreater Miami Jewish Federation\n\n \n\n\nOren Baruch Stier\n\nPhD. Professor of Religious Studies\; Director\, Holocaust and Genocide Studies & Jewish Studies Certificate Program\, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs\,\n\nFlorida International University\n\n\n\n \n\nAtul Khosla\n\nSenior Vice President and Global Head of Talent\, Learning & Organization Effectiveness\,\n\nMondel z International
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; text-align: center\;">** This meeting will be available to the first 100 people. Anyone not able to join the zoom meeting can view it LIVE via the Chamber&#39\;s Facebook page.</span><br />\n<br />\nOn behalf of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Council Co-Chairs Eva Dias (Phoenix Human Capital Solutions\, LLC.) and Andr&eacute\; Williams (Law Office of Andr&eacute\; Williams\, PA.)\, we invite you to join us for a book review of&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:20px\;">&quot\;Caste ( Oprah&#39\;s book club)\; The Origins of Our Discontents&quot\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;">by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson</span></strong></div>\n\n<div>\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">The book describes&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Racism in the United States">racism in the United States</a>&nbsp\;as an aspect of a&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Caste">caste</a>&nbsp\;system &ndash\; a society-wide system of&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_stratification" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Social stratification">social stratification</a>&nbsp\;characterized by notions such as&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Hierarchy">hierarchy</a>\, inclusion and exclusion\, and purity. Wilkerson does so by comparing aspects of the experience of American&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_color" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Person of color">people of color</a>&nbsp\;to the&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Caste system in India">caste systems of India</a>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>\, and she explores the impact of caste on societies shaped by them\, and their people.&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><u><em><strong>Moderator</strong></em></u><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Andr&eacute\; L. Williams\, Esq.</strong></span> | Law Office of Andr&eacute\; L. Williams PA&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><u><em><strong>Panelists</strong></em></u></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Heather Russell</strong></span><br />\nPhD.\, Professor of Literature and Senior Associate Dean of the School of Environment\, Arts and Society in the College of Arts\, Sciences and Education\,<br />\n<em>Florida International University</em></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Courtney Berrien</strong></span><br />\nAssociate Director\, Center for Community Service Initiatives\, Division of Academic Affairs\,<br />\n<em>Barry University</em></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Josh Sayles</strong></span><br />\nDirector\, Jewish Community Relations Council<br />\n<em>Greater Miami Jewish Federation</em></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Oren Baruch Stier</strong></span><br />\nPhD. Professor&nbsp\;of Religious Studies\; Director\, Holocaust and Genocide&nbsp\;Studies&nbsp\;&amp\; Jewish Studies Certificate Program\, Steven J. Green&nbsp\;School of International and Public Affairs\,<br />\n<em>Florida International University</em></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Atul Khosla</strong></span><br />\nSenior Vice President and Global Head of Talent\, Learning &amp\; Organization Effectiveness\,<br />\n<em>Mondel&#275\;z International</em></div>\n
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