First hour: How to have conversations about race
Second hour: Dialogue on Disability - Discussing employment Discrimination
Talking about race is difficult for many people. Jackie Campbell of the Children’s Agenda specializes in helping people sit down together and open their hearts and minds. Her approach has led to some emotional and powerful breakthroughs. We asked her to share how she does it. She joins us in studio for the hour with her colleagues from Table 23, a small group of community members who meet to discuss issues surrounding race. Our guests:
- Jackie Campbell, director of ROC the Future at The Children’s Agenda, and member of Table 23
- Alan Ziegler, founder and president of the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation, and member of Table 23
- Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, president of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, and member of Table 23
Then in our second hour, our Dialogue on Disability Week continues with a conversation about employment discrimination for people with disabilities. “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil recently turned down a role to play a deaf woman, saying the role should go to a deaf actress instead. Jamil is one of several Hollywood stars speaking out about the need for more inclusion and representation of people with disabilities in the media and in the workplace. In Rochester, a report released last year revealed that poverty and unemployment are disproportionately affecting people with disabilities. This hour, our guests discuss these employment disparities, discrimination in the workforce, and their ideas for how to create a more inclusive society. In studio:
- Sara Taylor, vice president of employment at Rochester Rehabilitation
- Joe Robinson, peer job coach at Rochester Rehabilitation
- David Witkiewicz, data entry specialist at Rochester Rehabilitation
