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Program On Implicit, Explicit Biases Being Held In Lower Merion
LM officials and the Anti-Defamation League are hosting a program called "Understanding and Challenging our Implicit and Explicit Biases."
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – In an effort to foster a more inclusive society, the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners and the Anti-Defamation League are hosting a program aimed at challenging biases and prejudices.
Officials from the township and the ADL will host a public session called "Understanding and Challenging our Implicit and Explicit Biases" at 7 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the Board Room at the Township Administration Building.
The ADL will lead the program, which is designed as a public session, with township residents and Commissioners attending. This unique session, due to its interactive nature, can only accommodate 80 participants, so those wishing to attend need to pre-register.
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Many Lower Merion Township employees participated in intensive half-day programs from the ADL in December to prepare for the program.
Part of the ADL's mission is to provide community members with the knowledge and tools to challenge all forms of prejudice, and actively promote inclusive communities, schools and workplaces in which individual differences are respected and valued. Its workshops provide community members with resources and strategies to recognize and address issues of explicit and implicit bias, prejudice and discrimination.
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Through facilitated discussions, dynamic anti-bias education activities, and integrated multimedia, ADL workshops seek to identify racial, religious, socio-economic, cultural and other human differences in the community, as well as participants’ responses to those differences. Together, participants can develop strategies that advance inclusion, equity, and respect for human differences as core values of the community.
To pre-register, contact Ms. Jody Kelley, Township Secretary, at jkelley@lowermerion.org or (610) 645-6145 and provide your name, address and contact information.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
The Lower Merion Township Building is located at 75 E. Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore.
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