GD eNews | Vol. 3, No. 17 | September 17, 2004



At Stake This Election
Labor Day 2004: Workers Tell Politicians to Support Good Jobs, Affordable Health Care Workers across the country took time off to celebrate Labor Day and honor the historic gains made by workers who join together to bargain for a better standard of living — and with the elections just two months away, working families are taking back America by letting lawmakers know they must support good jobs, health care and strong communities.
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22-year Old Ephren Taylor, One of America’s Top Young Entrepreneurs
Kansas City, MO — Executive Trustee of Prosperity Ministries Ephren Taylor Jr. has signed as a public speaker with Speakers Etcetera. Ephren is enthusiastic about having the opportunity to speak to the public about basic, yet fundamental principles that can ... Continue

Minority Entrepreneurs Share Business Acumen
According to Ebony Cactus Publisher Angela Brooks, “The ability for minority entrepreneurs to literally speak to thousands of people one on one is a ground breaking use of this technology. It is one thing to read the words, but the world can now hear and share in the passion these individuals have for their businesses.” ... Continue
Public Relations Society Of America Launches National Diversity Initiative
World’s largest public relations professional organization embraces, encourages multiculturalism through its new “Advancing Diversity” program New York, NY — Diversity is one of the foremost issues facing corporate America today. In response, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has ... Continue

Phoenix PRSA Launches First Diversity Plan
PHOENIX — Responding to a growing and changing society, the Phoenix chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has completed its first-ever diversity plan to attract a more diverse membership for the Society and for the public ... Continue

A Story of Economic Success
“We began to organize to recover the dignity that the system took away from us,” says Abelli. “The government wanted to give us food but not jobs and health care. Nor did they want to give us education for our children.” ... Continue


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Keeping our Faculties III: Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Faculty of Color
November 18-20, 2004 Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
This exciting and interactive symposium will present scholarly research; share best practices from the academy, and from public and private sector organizations; engage institutional leadership teams in the development of action plans and strategies for their campuses; and provide activities that will energize and empower people as well as break down barriers. Sessions will focus on a range of topics including strategies that have been successfully employed to date; approaches to developing a pipeline to retain students of color and recruit and advance persons of color in academia, business, and the professions; strategies to empower faculties of color, change institutional cultures, and produce change within and outside the academy.

Contact: Julie Grazier
612-624-3044
jgrazier@cce.umn.edu
Visit www.cce.umn.edu/KOF

NEW SEMINAR, “THE CHALLENGES OF WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN.”
WILMINGTON, NC— Cape Fear Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a FREE seminar, “The Challenges of Women Working with Women” on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room NA112 on CFCC’s North Campus.For further information, call 362.7216 or e-mail the SBC, sbc@cfcc.edu.

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