CONSERVANCY COMMONS

This weekend! San Francisco’s 50th Pride will take place virtually on Saturday June 27 from noon –8 pm and Sunday June 28 from 1–6 pm. Tune in here! 

Visit the NPS LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group for more resources and consider joining their listserv to stay engaged all year long!

As part of a collaborative effort, a team of ecologists from One Tam’s Conservation Management program conducted a four-week survey to map all invasive knotweed patches on public lands in the watershed. Visit the story map to learn more about Lagunitas Creek and invasive knotweed.

You can view recordings of previous All Staff video conferences on Sharepoint. Please use your work email and login to connect.

Thursday, June 25 from noon – 1pm
The DEI Committee invites all staff to a special presentation by Rich Frietas, Assoc Project Manager with the Projects Department. Rich will give a talk about Seattle’s Dorian Society, founded in 1967 as an organization focused on gay rights.

This presentation will talk about how the Dorian Society drove the focus to a new model of community health and in the process established two outposts of gay liberation in Seattle's built environment.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84364940161
Meeting ID: 843 6494 0161
Password: 670325
Call in: +16699006833,,84364940161#,,,,0#,,670325#

Mondays from 3pm – 4:30pm

This circle is for staff who identify as black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). We will gather again to connect, build our conversations from last week, identify ways we can support and care for one another, and dismantle anti-racism in ourselves, our communities, and our organization.  

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82136583999?pwd=eWJMczRRVGdZRnpDTTVhejVQSG5Cdz09
Meeting ID: 821 3658 3999
Password: 249852
One tap mobile: +16699006833,,82136583999#,,,,0#,,249852#

Tuesdays from 3pm – 4:30pm
In this circle we will discuss what it means to go from ally to co-conspirator. This circle is a space for white-identifying staff to explore the implications of white culture and privilege and focus on tangible actions to dismantle this power dynamic. Read more about Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81346615652
Meeting ID: 813 4661 5652
Password: 684103
One tap mobile: +16699006833,,81346615652#,,,,0#,,684103#

Join President & CEO Chris Lehnertz for a remote All Staff meeting on Thursday, from 10 to 11 am. Details will also be sent by text and available on the Conservancy Information Line, 415-561-3030.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83788243259
Password: 397644
One-tap mobile : +16699006833,,83788243259#,,,,0#,,397644#
Telephone: US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 837 8824 3259
Password: 397644

In order to truly move forward, we must remember our past. This list of books and resources for educators has been provided by Park Youth Collaborative to help provide a broader understanding of America's persistent problem with structural racism.

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