U.S.

ARMY
OPERATION INCLUSION
LISTENING SESSIONS

8-9 JULY 2020

sparkman center complex
BLDG 5309
Bob Jones Auditorium
 COME SHARE YOUR VOICE
ALL SOLDIERS AND DA
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
ARE INVITED
The Secretary of the Army established initiatives and
programs as part of “OPERATION INCLUSION” in response to the global civil
unrest surrounding incidents of racism, discrimination and loss of life. That, coupled
with the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted everyone.

We are committed to a concerted, immediate and sustained effort to acknowledge,

discuss, improve human relations, and ensure a work environment and culture that
demands respect, safety and successful mission accomplishment. Army senior
leadership, your supervisors, commanders and co-workers may have already engaged
in discussions addressing current events and the subjects of racism and discrimination.
We would like to continue that discussion in the context of
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION
Interested and available Soldiers and DA Civilians in the Huntsville, Alabama, Redstone
Arsenal, and the USACE areas are welcomed to participate in the listening sessions
taking place 8 and 9 July. This will require the coordination and approval of your
supervisor in regard to mission requirements.
Your safety and well being are a number one priority.

FACE MASKS REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN EFFECT.

8 july
session 1 - 1030 hrs - 1200 hrs
Session 2 - 1300 hrs - 1430 hrs
session 3 - 1530 hrs - 1700 hrs
9 july
session 1 - 0800 hrs - 0930 hrs
Session 2 - 1030 hrs - 1200 hrs
session 3 - 1300 hrs - 1430 hrs
session 4 - 1530 hrs - 1700 hrs
 U.S. ARMY EQUITY & INCLUSION AGENCY
Assistant Secretary of the Army - Manpower and Reserve Affairs
(ASA-M&RA)

Confronting Inequality: Five Must-Read

Articles For Every Leader.

#1: America is on Fire.

https://today.emerson.edu/2020/06/01/letter-to-the-emerson-community-may-31-2020/

#2: Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd

Protest
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/bryan-stevenson-on-the-frustration-behind-the-george-
floyd-protests
#3: Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay–Chances
Are They’re Not
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9841376/black-trauma-george-floyd-dear-white-people

#4: U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against

Racism
https://hbr.org/2020/06/u-s-businesses-must-take-meaningful-action-against-racism

#5: Five Practices and Three Myths that Fuel Inequality

https://journals.aom.org/doi/full/10.5465/annals.2017.0033.summary

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