Kimmon V Williams
@KimmonVernae
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Animal Ag, Capricorn, Dumb Memes, Inequality, Public Relations, Rugby, @VCU, and Workforce Dev. she/her
NoVa
Joined May 2010
Stop acting like a complimentary continental breakfast is an amenity. No Meat? NO Eggs? Get out of my face
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trying to not villainize this person and their disability but the hard -er being thrown at you in front of all your peers at what may be the peak of your careers DURING Black History Month is an isolating and dehumanizing experience.
#BAFTAFilmAwards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their “understanding” after a series of audible outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson interrupted the ceremony. • One incident saw Davidson shout the n-word while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on
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We covered a ton of amazing and actionable #wrkdev topics this morning! Time to take a break for lunch and networking before we head into the final sessions here at #SHIFTWorkforce
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This is SHIFT worth noting across higher education and training, but it's even more important to see people are using this model with different populations that are often extracted from and marginalized #SHIFTWorkforce
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Students are asked to repay, but the terms center them. Programs are designed to get people in jobs that provide economic stability. On top of that. The loan terms end after 5 years and it's income-based.
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Now in plain english: NJ offers low-income students access to training programs that have been vetted and see success with graduating students of various demos. NJ funds this training
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Great session on how New Jersey is helping more people get into in-demand jobs and access QUALITY training programs #SHIFTWorkforce
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🤯 Regional Economies should be running to understand and replicate this tool #SHIFTWorkforce #SystemsChange
https://t.co/AFVHfGgIlE S/O to @BisharaAddison and her team
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Concur It's bound to be awkward, since many are going to say what you don't want to hear. So what? 🤷🏾♀️ #SHIFTWorkforce
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Wise words from @haro_adrian at #SHIFTWorkforce "Worker voice is a noun, not a verb. And it's hard."
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We've been talking about exposing people to different career (pathways), to open possibilities, all day I don't think this is precisely what was meant, however the example is worthy # SHIFTWorkforce
Girl you can be anything you want in this life. It’s a girl on TikTok that is a baby name consultant. And she tracks name trends. She is an expert at NAMES!
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From the audience Transformation is good, but slow and sometimes things need to be torn down ::snaps snaps::
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Moving #wrkdev from transactional to transformational by SHIFTing to an anti-racist program design This requires policy design that is both restorative and race-explicit #SHIFTWorkforce
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Changing our employment system is how we create opportunity and greater #RacialEquity. Whew, we let the convo flow with @ChiJobsCouncil #SHIFTWorkforce
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Listen up! We're done ignoring that people have lives and that can impact work. Excellent panel on Trauma and the Workplace by @National_Fund at #SHIFTWorkforce
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What and how we talk about our work can make a BIG difference #wrkdev pros. Great session on shifting the narrative from @oppagenda #SHIFTWorkforce
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What to do? @AnnePriceICCED shared plenty, but the first step is proving to be the hardest and worth taking your time on: 1. Intereogate these narratives Both generally and how they pop up in your day-to-day #SHIFTWorkforce
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All these narratives inform action (1. Deservedness 2. Personal responsibility 3. Work is personhood) T #SHIFTWorkforce
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Weird how we use work/labor as an indicator of a "full adult". (It's weird y'all!) #SHIFTWorkforce
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"Low-skill workers" <-- stop saying this: 1. Doesn't exist 2. Diminishes people 3. Used as a (policy) excuse for non-change #SHIFTWorkforce #wrkdev #skillsgap
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Built on this is the question "who is deserving"? The language we use needs to be SHIFTED. . . #SHIFTWorkforce
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