Professional Development Track: OCA Summit
Hello Advocates,
The wait is finally over; make sure to RSVP for the OCA Summit: Resilient Communities happening this Wednesday!
We would like to highlight the Professional Development Track. This track contains workshops, panels, and conversations centering on the our workforce in the wake of COVID-19, increasing diversity and inclusion in the workspace, and more!
The OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship for Rising College Seniors awards $2,500 to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students who are rising seniors. In order to be eligible students must identify as AAPI, be enrolled as an undergraduate student, starting their senior year during the Fall 2020 term, and attend the OCA Summit: Resilient Communities. The deadline to apply is Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM PST. Learn more about this scholarship here ([link removed]) .
The event is free but registration is required. For more information and to RSVP, visit bit.ly/ocasummit ([link removed]) .
We hope to see you there! The event is live on Facebook ([link removed]) , so make sure to invite and share it with your friends! We also have graphics, email templates, text outreach templates, and phone scripts if you don't have Facebook and want to spread the word: see our Outreach Toolkit here ([link removed]) .
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Professional Development Schedule
1. Saturday: 8/1/20 - 12:00 PM to 1:30PM EST
1. On the Front Lines: Going Back to Work
2. Speakers: Clifford Yee (OCA San Francisco), Daniel Sakaya (CrossingsTV), Jey-Hong Hwang (Sodexo), Joanne Tabellija-Murphy (Walmart)
2. Saturday: 8/1/20 - 2:00PM to 3:30PM EST
1. Safe and Inclusive Workspaces
2. Speakers: Sharon M. Wong (National President, OCA), Sue Schmidlkofer (UPS), Monica Bankston (Coca-Cola), Gwen Migita (Caesars Entertainment), Husein Kitabwalla (Sodexo)
If you, your family members, someone you know, or community members have experienced xenophobia, discrimination, or harassment (in light of COVID-19), please report the incident using our hate crime reporting tool at aapihatecrimes.org.
REPORT A HATE CRIME ([link removed])
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