Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Resources
Inclusive Conversations
Join the Northeast District as we continue our discussion around all things DEI&B, including threats of roll-backs to DEI initiatives, and what communicators are doing to maintain forward progress. This is a safe space where you can share challenges, solutions, and struggles, and network and talk to other PR and communication pros across the country with similar issues and concerns. Registration is required.
The conversations are facilitated by our PRSA Northeast District DEI&B Officer, Rene Petties-Jones (Buffalo Niagara), and our PRSA Northeast District Past Chair, Lori Allan (Buffalo Niagara).
Virtual Inclusion Conversations are open to any member of PRSA.
Participants with the APR credential earn 0.5 CEUs for this webinar. Learn more about Accreditation.
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Voices4Everyone (V44E) underscore the role, value and power of public relations and professional communicators in advancing the public good by:
• Empowering thought leadership and serving as a catalyst for change.
• Harnessing collective expertise and insight.
Supporting a healthy information environment.
• Fostering meaningful dialogue for informed decision-making.
• Advancing a free, civil, and democratic society.
• Positioning PRSA and PR professionals as influencers and active change agents.
PRSA Affinity Groups
In 2022 PRSA National launched two Affinity groups, intended to serve as a convening method for like-minded members to meet (virtually), share ideas, and build networks and relationship: Black Voices Affinity Group, and the Hispanic-Latino Affinity Group.
About Black Voices Affinity Groups
For the period 2022 – 2024, the PRSA Black Voices Affinity Group will be led by co-chair Sabrina Browne, Vice President, Corporate at BCW Global and Thomas Bennett, Vice President, business Development at OCHIN.
The goal of the Black Affinity Group is to create an opportunity for African American and other Black Voices to convene regularly to gain leadership experience, get involved in the community and develop new ideas to help drive PRSA engagement with Black communities.
About the Hispanic-Latino Affinity Group
For the period 2022-2024, the PRSA Hispanic-Latino Affinity Group will be co-chaired by Justine Mrsich, APR, Account Manager, Porter Novelli and Noemi Lujan Perez, President/CEO, ECODiversity Strategies.
The goal of the Hispanic-Latino Affinity Group is to create an opportunity for Latino, Hispanic and other Spanish-speaking communities to convene regularly to gain leadership experience, get involved in the community and develop new ideas to help drive PRSA forward in its engagement with Hispanic-Latino communities.
Learn more about PRSA Affinity Groups
The DEI Toolkit provides members with diversity-related materials, applicable tools and professional development opportunities.
Its creation rests on two objectives:
- To educate members by providing them with the resources they need to help them manage the diversity and inclusion initiatives of their own Chapter, Districts and Sections
- To influence the composition of their professional development and membership so that the diversity of its membership reflects and embraces the diversity of the profession