Building Belonging (Session 2)

Dear NIH Colleagues,

8 Changes for Racial Equity (8CRE), the NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, and the NIH Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are excited to announce Session 2 of the: 

Building Belonging at the National Institutes of Health Series  

Session 2 — October 15, 2024, 3:00 p.m. ‒ 4:30 p.m. EDT  
Virtual Meeting via Zoom Webinar  
NIH staff and trainees ONLY.  
Registration is required.

Building Belonging at NIH is a seminar series comprised of three sessions that will focus on highlighting employee centered success stories and strategies towards building an inclusive workplace. These sessions will also provide a platform to share and listen to lived experiences of employees from diverse backgrounds at NIH, while also showcasing ways in which employees have come together to effect positive change across the agency at every level.

Session 2 will take place virtually via Zoom Webinar, on October 15, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern and is open to NIH staff and trainees only. Session 1 occurred on August 13 from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT.

To register for this event visit: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ud0mfyefTiCI5aWg4-kFlA#/registration

Join us for a fireside chat with Karen T. Comfort, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). She will share insights on fostering inclusion within our federal workplaces. Following the conversation, a panel of representatives from across HHS will dive into their experiences, successes, and lessons learned in promoting more inclusive and supportive environments at their agencies.

In recent years, agency survey data has shown that far too many of our colleagues have encountered negative experiences within their workplace, such as harassment and discrimination, especially those employees who are from racial, sexual, and gender minority groups, as well as persons with disabilities. While our agency has made numerous strides forward toward addressing these issues and accepting accountability at an institutional level, it is imperative that we recognize the work that is being done by our own employees at a grassroots level and allow them to share their experiences in the workplace, their strategies for change, and the impact they have witnessed or would like to see.   

Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Shyam Patel, NIH SGMRO, via e-mail at shyam.patel@nih.gov.