Why Images and Words Matter

A panel discussion on cultural competency and messaging with Joseanne Cudjoe, Ph.D., Anthony Carter, Keisha Dabrowski, and myself. Part of a Courageous Conversations Webinar Series with PRSA New Jersey.

Cultural Competency and Messaging
PRSA-NJ Webinar
Thursday, December 10, 2020 @ 12 PM ET
Zoom

IF... Effective communication occurs when the receiver comprehends the information or idea that the sender intends to convey,

AND... We know that different cultural and social identities can create barriers to effective communication,

THEN... We should always analyze the inclusiveness of our communications to ensure that our images and words do not cause harm or have a negative impact.

End All No Knocks

New project launch for Campaign Zero:

No-Knock Raids have terrorized our communities for too long. You can help end them. #EndAllNoKnocks is a project of Campaign Zero, a national platform of data-driven policy solutions to end police violence in America. The project focuses on the many victims of senseless no-knock raids across the country and the work that needs to happen to restrict the execution fo ALL search warrants.

Here’s what I expect

I expect to be in a stay at home mindset until next summer.

I expect winter to be tough but I expect it to be doable.

I expect to easily be informed along the way.

I expect you to be informed as well.

I expect you to wear a mask.

I expect you to keep your distance.

I expect you to wash your hands.

I expect you to understand.

I expect things to get bad but then also good.

I expect us to do the right thing for our health systems.

I expect science to come to the rescue.

I expect you to listen to science.

I expect that all of this comes to an end.

I expect to go to my favorite restaurant again.

I expect to go to my favorite theater again.

I expect to go to a crowded noisy bar again.

I expect to go to a show again.

I expect to go to a stadium again.

I expect to go to a festival again.

I expect to fly somewhere exotic again.

I expect to move alongside a crowded downtown sidewalk again.

I expect a hopeful future.

I expect myself to put in he work.

I expect you to do the same.

JOMAHA!

Okay okay, we didn’t end up needing to, but Nebraska CD2, where the great midwestern city of Omaha is located, very well could’ve delivered America from the grips of fascism in a 270 to 269 Electoral College world. But alas, Trump got his ass handed to him by Joe motherfuckin’ Biden with the not-even-close score of 306 to 232. All those wasteful lawsuits by the failed businessman Trump did nothing. What a day! America has a chance to, once again, not eat itself. So buy some Ts!