SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THE COTTON CLUB
Saturday, August 7th, 7:30pm – 10:30pm

Stargazer''s Theatre & Event Center
Honoree: Peggy Marshall, an historic, local champion for the disabled community. Peggy Marshall developed a nationally recognized program for integrating developmentally disabled persons into society. She founded the Tactile Gallery, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and was named to the Smithsonian Institution''s Archives of American Gardens for work on wheelchair-accessible gardens 

 The 2010 Cotton Club honoree, Peggy Marshall, was selected for her nationally recognized, progressive work as a proponent of diversity and inclusion. From her work in integrating developmentally disabled persons into society, to the founding of the Tactile, Gallery in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, to her recognition by the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Gardens for her work on wheelchair-accessible gardens. Join us in Celebrating Peggy Marshall's exemplary contribution to our community!

Kick up your heels into the night to with Sheryl Renee along with a three piece rhythm section of seasoned professionals. Bringing you “THE PARTY” featuring the best in R&B, Motown, Pop, Rock and Jazz & standards.

VOICES OF HARMONY
Sunday, August 8th
5pm – 8pm
Armstrong Theatre, Colorado College

14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Enjoy a FREE evening lifting the diverse voices of our community in harmony to celebrate the contribution of the individual to the success of the whole.

As One
Shuggie and the “B”
City Dance Ensemble
Colorado Springs Conservatory
Conjunto Tropical
Crystal and the Curious
GL Thompson Gospel Dance
The Smith Daughters

 

EVERYBODY WELCOME SKY SOX GAME
Monday, August 9th

Monday, August 9th at Security Service Field
Gates open: 6pm, Game Time: 7:05pm

Join the Colorado Springs Diversity Forum when the Sky Sox take on the Oklahoma Redhawks. Tickets are $9 each and $5 go to support the Everybody Welcome Festival. Gates open: 6pm, Game Time: 7:05p, featuring kids 12 and under eat free. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Select the "Everybody Welcome Festival" Ticket Type when you purchase.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARDS
Tuesday, August 10th

Hosted by Colorado Springs Business Journal
Presented by Adams Bank & Trust
Tuesday, August 10th at UCCS Conference and Event Center at 11:30am
Tickets to attend $35: www.csbj.com  

CSDF Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognize businesses and organizations in the Pikes Peak Region demonstrating and promoting diversity and inclusion in internal operations and civic engagement. Inclusive organizational policies and benefits, commitment to diversity training, education, and volunteerism at all operational levels will be considered.

CSDF Diversity and Inclusion Awards will be given at the luncheon presented by the Colorado Springs Business Journal for diversity an inclusion programming in three areas: 1.) Daring to Dream of Diversity & Inclusion - Organizations beginning their journey - initiating diversity programming. 2.) Steady and Strong in Diversity & Inclusion - Organizations who are established advocates for diversity & inclusion. 3.) Raising the Bar on Diversity & Inclusion - Organizations implementing cutting-edge programming exemplifying inclusive greatness.

Nominees: AAA, CASA (2 nominations), Cheyenne Village, Citizens Project, Colorado Technical University, Comcast, CSLI, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Goodwill Industries, Greenberg Center for Learning and Tolerance, The Home Depot, Jan Pro of Southern Colorado, Kenneth M. Valdez Insurance, Leadership Pikes Peak, Matrix Center for Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, SODEXO, Stargazer's Theatre and Events Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of the Rockies

Past Diversity Award Winners:

The Pikes Peak Coalition of Chambers has presented these awards from 2002 through 2007. Beginning in 2008 Colorado Springs Diversity Forum (CSDF) began awarding organizations representing different business and organizational segments. Contact CSDF for award process information..

2002 Kaiser Permanente, Colorado Springs Utilities, Aspen Diversified Industries
2003 Checks Unlimited, American Facility Maintenance Group, Devereaux Cleo Wallace 
2004 Intel, Pikes Peak Community College
2005 Peak Vista Community Health Centers, Agilent Technologies, Colorado Springs Utilities
2006 Booz Allen Hamilton, Memorial Health System
2007 Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, Aeroflex Inc., Wells Fargo Equity Direct

2008 T. Rowe Price

COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES
One for Women & One for Men
Wednesday, August 11th
5:15pm – 6:45pm

Colorado Springs Utilities, Mesa Conference Room, 2855 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80904  
To participate: RSVP roundtable@cospdiversityforum.org
Facilitated by: Gazette

In our effort to move our community toward CSDF’s vision of “Everybody Welcome” we have set a goal to partner in facilitated roundtable dialogue with diverse populations represented in our community.

 

Share ideas, explore commonalities, develop relationships and discover partnership opportunities at a collaborative roundtable focused on uncovering and recognizing and issues related to being either male or female in our community at one of these two roundtables.

 

DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Wednesday & Thurday, August 11th - 12th

In partnership with Colorado Springs Society for Human Resource Management
Wednesday, August 11th 7pm Social
Thursday, August 12th 7am – 5pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 South Circle Drive 80906
Details and Packages

 

Today’s world of diversity and inclusion addresses many issues that we may not have even considered a few years ago.   Once focused on racial and gender disparities, we are now faced with handling other differences such as discrimination based on genetics, immigrant status, perceptions about who is responsible for terrorism and complaints about the “accents” of off-shore customer service representatives. With these changes in our local, national and global relationships, human relations professionals are being asked to Step Up our game to help our organizations successfully handle these new challenges. 

The goal is to provide a quality, affordable conference that educates and provides timely and practical information while, at the same time, giving participants an opportunity to network with other human relations professionals and have a little fun.

Come and meet the challenge of taking a longer, broader view of the work to be done in our ever more diverse world.

Social Networking Reception
Wednesday, August 11th, 5pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 South Circle Drive 80906

Salsa lessons with James & Victoria Stowell of BallroomLife

Followed by:
Live, soulful duet, featuring the rich vocals of Ron Ivory and Darla King bringing to life many of your favorite contemporary Jazz, Jazz and Pop Standards, Light R&B, and Dance music.

Conference Seminars and Workshops
Thursday, August 12th 7am – 5pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 South Circle Drive 80906

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.             Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.             Networking and Hot Breakfast           
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.             Exhibits Open.           
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.             Welcome/Opening Remarks
Keynote Speaker:
Craig Clayton, University of Houston’s Director and Diversity strategist

Since 1999, Craig B. Clayton has been the Director & Diversity Strategist with the University of Houston's - International Institute for Diversity & Cross Cultural Management.  In that capacity he has conducted research linking the level of derailing behaviors in the workplace and the amount of effort given at work on a regular basis.  As a keynote speaker, conference speaker facilitator and corporate trainer; he has a unique knack for combining analytic information in an engaging and motivational manner

9:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.            Concurrent Sessions
Session A -   Mentoring Circles
Session B – ADA Panel of professionals (EEOC, MSEC, DBTAC Rocky Mountain ADA Center)
Session C – Wage and Compensation              

10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.            Refreshment Break

10:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.            Concurrent Sessions
Session A - OFCCP - Robert Boehm
Session B – Work Place Violence (Bullying)
Session C – Get in the Game: Getting Off the Bench to Become an Active Social Network Player - Angela Hamilton, SPHR           

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon
Keynote:
Craig Zablocki, speaker and author using humor to get to the heart of the issue—and get results!

A nationally known speaker and consultant, Craig has spoken to over 600,000 people internationally and in all 50 states. Craig has shared the platform with Al Gore, and Tom Peters. He was the first outside speaker to address the student body of Columbine High School after its tragedy.

Craig presents to Fortune 500 companies, legislators, public service and healthcare professionals, college campuses, non-profit service organizations, and victim rights groups. He has authored Improv 101, Unleash Your Creative Spirit and co-authored the book, Humor Me as well as authored many articles for major publications.  He has appeared on countless radio and television programs, including Nation Public Radio which gives practical tools to loosen up, become more creative, and live in the moment.

A background in business, teaching in an inner-city school, and performing in a professional improvisational comedy troupe allows Craig to speak from a unique perspective. His unscripted style has been compared to a hybrid of Robin Williams and Wayne Dyer. One participant wrote, "We should harness his energy - it could power a small city. His passion and commitment to making a difference is contagious!"

Special award presentation by Dana Batey, US Census Bureau for CSSHRM

2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.            Concurrent Sessions
Session A – Romero Troupe
Session B - Why Every Organization Must care About Workforce Diversity - Robert J. Greene, Reward $ystems, Inc.
Session C - Medical Marijuana

Register online at www.csshrm.org
Contact: Shirley Martinez, 719.233.1465, smartinez@csu.org
HRCI RECERTIFICATION: Pre-approval for 2010 pending. HRCI awarded 10 total credits in 2009.

 

Public Issues Forum
Thursday, August 12th 5pm – 8pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 South Circle Drive 80906

FREE and open to the public
Moderated by: Gazette and the CS Independent

5-6pm Cash bar and entertainment followed by Panel of experts present information on November Ballot issues impacting diverse populations followed by audience Q&A

Panelists:

Wade Buchanan
President, Bell Policy Center

Wade Buchanan has been president of the Bell Policy Center and the Bell Action Network since 2001. Under Wade’s tenure, the Bell has grown from a start-up organization to become one of the premier progressive policy organizations in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. Wade pulled together a veteran professional staff that has played a major role in fiscal reform, education policy, economic security and other key issues that affect the well-being of working families in Colorado.

From 1999-2001, Wade was executive director of Colorado Conservation Voters, the nonpartisan political voice of Colorado’s conservation community. Prior to that he was senior advisor, policy director and chief speech writer to former Colorado Governor Roy Romer. He also served as acting executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, director of the Colorado Office of Energy Conservation, and chair of the Regional Air Quality Council, the lead air quality agency for metro Denver.

Wade holds a bachelor of arts in history from Colorado College and a master's of philosophy in international relations from Oxford University in England, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Carol Hedges
Senior fiscal analyst, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute

Carol Hedges is a recognized expert on the effects of Colorado’s TABOR amendment.  Her current research explores spending and taxation in Colorado in light of fairness, efficiency and adequacy.  Her most recent report is entitled, Aiming for the Middle, Benchmarks for Colorado’s Future.  Carol is the primary author of the Bell Policy Center publication,  Ten Years of TABOR: A Study of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a comprehensive study of Colorado’s fiscal and budget situation in light of the TABOR constitutional amendment.  Carol has experience in the philanthropic sector and in political service with Governor Roy Romer of Colorado,the National Governors’ Association and with Governor John Carlin of Kansas.  Carol has a BS in Public Administration from Emporia State University and a JD from the University of Kansas.  Carol is currently a Board member for the Front Range Economic Strategies Center in Denver.  She is a member of the Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Leadership Advisory Committee and a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Governor Ritter’s Blue Ribbon Transportation

Cody Blezley
Vice President, Colorado Children’s Campaign

Cody Belzley serves as the Vice President of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, the leading non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization for Colorado’s 1.2 million children. In this capacity, she leads the organization’s policy, legislative and communications efforts. Prior to joining the Children’s Campaign, Cody served as Senior Health Policy Analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. Cody has also worked on state and federal government affairs for a major safety net health system and as a political and policy communications consultant. Cody was integrally involved in the successful 2009 legislation to provide health insurance to more than 100,000 uninsured Coloradans, the 2006 Denver ballot campaign to make preschool accessible for all Denver four-year-olds and the 2004 statewide tobacco tax initiative that is generating over $170 million annually for health programs in Colorado. Cody and her family live in northeast Denver and enjoy hiking and traveling.

John Morse
Colorado Senator

Senator John Morse was elected in November 2006 as the first Democratic Senator from El Paso County since 1974. It is a tremendous honor that humbles him greatly while he also understands it entails hard work! He serves as the Senate Majority Leader and Chair of Legal Services. He is a member of the Finance and the Health and Human Services Committees as well. About being involved with the civil service, John says: “I really love it. It brings me back to my early ambulance days when I used to bounce out of bed every morning and feel ‘I get to go to work today.’ I love to learn and there is so much to learn. I really think listening is a critical skill in public policy and I have always viewed that as one of my strengths.” This is not John’s only experience serving the public. He honorably served over 9 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department and as Chief of Police in Fountain for two years. The consummate diplomat, Senator Morse truly believes that the art of compromise and building relationships is the way to lead Colorado to a rich and prosperous future.

IMMIGRATION SYMPOSIUM
Friday, August 13th

In partnership with Pikes Peak Immigrant & Refugee Collaborative, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the Anti Defamation League Mountain States
Friday, August 13th, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center from 1-4pm

FREE and open to the public

Understanding the US/Mexico Border: A Human Perspective
The Pikes Peak Immigrant and Refugee Collaborative and delegates from six different Colorado Springs churches traveled to witness the realities of the US/Mexico border. Experience their reactions and an historical and socio-economic context for understanding the current crisis at the border. Trip blog

Presenters:
Corey Almond has worked in human services helping vulnerable populations for nine years in the areas of international development, homelessness prevention and child protection. He is currently the Vice President of Family Immigration Services and Parish Social Ministries at Catholic Charities, which is the only organization that is Board of Immigration Appeals accredited in the Colorado Springs area. Corey has been the Director of the Pikes Peak Immigrant and Refugee Collaborative which was a grant funded effort to strengthen integration between immigrants and the receiving community in Colorado Springs. In addition, Corey has lived and worked in Haiti on a development project helping poor rural families.  

Clare Twomey, M.Div., M.S.  is a minster with the United Church of Christ and serves in the Manitou Congregational Church where she is responsible for Adult and Children’s Christian education. She is also a registered Psychotherapist and has a private practice in the same church. Clare has visited the Border twice and is planning on another eight day humanitarian visit in August with the group No More Deaths. She has been actively involved in providing Immigration education and raising awareness for a variety of groups including Ministers, congregations and seminary students. She is in the process of writing a book "Living in the Present Tense", documenting her experiences on the border and the historical, economic and justice oriented facts which are often ignored in this complicated discussion. 

2pm – 3pm Custom Tour of CS Fine Arts Center Immigrant Artwork

3pm -4pm Hateful Rhetoric Surrounding the Debate on Immigration Reform
Shayna Alexander, Associate Regional Director, Anti Defamation League of the Mountain States
Information regarding the increase in hateful rhetoric in the debate on immigration reform, including the use of such rhetoric in mainstream media and by hate groups followed by question and answer session . Read more from the ADL

 

FESTIVAL
Sunday, August 15th, 10:00am - 4:00p
America the Beautiful Park

Festival Performers

126 Cimino Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Bring a blanket/lawn chair
No Pets Please
Free Parking NW Corner of Cascade and Colorado
Handicapped Parking on Cimino
Carpool or Bike to the Park
A FREE family event! To showcase the diversity of talented local performers, artisans, cultural craftsmen through distinct activities & exhibits, to educate the community wherein difference is looked upon as an asset & where curiosity & a desire to engage are the first response to difference. Featuring Diverse & Cultural performances. cultural villages, children's activities & informational, food & craft booths.

Performers, Children’s Activities, Food, Other Offerings…