BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ec370bb8d451d5a7e3bf2497f85c087a597 CATEGORIES:ALAMN Events SUMMARY:General Meeting August 2020 LOCATION:Zoom - Available Upon Registration DESCRIPTION:
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We are excited to host Ellie Krug at the August General Meeting as she presents, Getting Past the Bumpiness: White Fragility and Skin Color. At the age of fifty-two, Elli e Krug transitioned from male to female while living in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Although not at all easy, transitioning genders gave Ellie the opportunity for a "do-over' in life, which has included working to make the world fair er and more inclusive for all humans, particularly those considered "Other" With over 100 civil trials to her credit, Ellie was the first Iowa lawyer to ever transition genders and one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases in separate genders. She later relocated to the Twin Cities whe re she serves as the founding executive director of a legal non profit prof it that was conferred an American Bar Association award for innovatively in creasing legal access.
Presentation Description: Americans are under going seismic shifts in how we relate to each other, particularly toward th ose who are considered “Other,” as one’s “otherness” relates to skin color, socio-economic standing, and country of origin. Many understand that it ta kes personal discomfort and self-reflection to begin the difficult conversa tion about how to be more inclusive of people considered “Other.” Those con versations are challenging because most are fearful of impacting sensitivit ies—people do not want to feel “uncomfortable,” either for themselves or ot hers. Sometimes, we’ll do almost anything to avoid experiencing discomfort.
On the other hand, Ellie Krug’s work has revealed that most American s are very compassionate and caring toward everyone, including those who are “Other.” It’s just that we don’t know how to exercise that compassion or empathy with anyone who’s outside of our com fort bubbles. Thus, most don’t personally interact with humans who are “Oth er
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