MHIR DEI Email Blast 9/16 - 9/20/24

 Hello MHIR,

 
We hope that you continue to take care of yourselves and each other.*
*These suggestions might not be supportive to you, and that’s ok!! Drop us a line to tell us about what has been.
P.S., Many NYT and HBR articles are free through MH – The MH Library can assist with access at library@mainehealth.org
  • Please NOTE: If titles are listed, they have been COPIED EXACTLY from the news source; this is intended to help with links being searchable. If you would like to read one of these articles and it is behind a paywall, please request it from the library
Uplifting News and Empowering Information 
 
Newsworthy and noteworthy for this week:
 
 
Some Affirmative Action Updates:
Upcoming Events (also see the monthly calendar below):

Please complete this Doodle Poll to help us select our new DEIJ Workgroup meeting time by 9/20

10/17: The University of Southern Maine Women and Gender Studies Program, in collaboration with the USM Philosophy Department, the USM School of Nursing, and MaineHealth, invites you to our Annual Diana E. Long Lecture: Adding Fuel to the Fire - Compounding Reproductive Injustice after Dobbs featuring Monique Rainford, M.D., M.B.A.
 
Resources:
 
 
American Psychological Association’s Inclusive Language Guide
American Psychological Association’s Bias-Free Language Guide
 
NEJM’s video – A Sense of Belonging
Want to stay up to date on MH Governmental Affairs? Email Sarah Calder (scalder@mainehealth.org) to receive their newsletter
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