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January 2018
No Home For Hate – Civility 101 for Students
OPEN launches it's CIVILITY Theme by bringing together students from both USFSP and St Petersburg College to talk about solutions to our society's current atmosphere of bigotry, intolerance, divisiveness and extremist violence. Through powerful stories of transformation and unique insight gleaned from her years as a former skin-head, Angela King, co-founder of the Life After Hate organization, will talk with students about the toll violent extremism and hate groups have on our society and how tolerance and understanding can overcome…
Find out more »February 2018
Thomas Pickering: 33 Years as a Diplomatic Fireman
U.S. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, one of the most celebrated diplomats in our nation's history, will be the Open Partnership Education Network's distinguished Aresty Speaker, as he opens this year’s St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs with a keynote about the Challenges and Opportunities in American Foreign Policy today. "In today’s world of digital and virtual relationships, there is still no alternative to old-fashioned human interactions — not in business, romance, or diplomacy." -- Thomas R. Pickering "The real question…
Find out more »March 2018
Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Future of Finance
Explore the basics of Bitcoin and get a primer on other crypto-currencies with live demonstrations of this new type of transaction. Learn about the history of Bitcoin, and forecasts of the future of digital currency from Bitcoin Pioneer, Charlie Shrem. Proudly hosted by the Kate Tiedemann College of Business and OPEN and sponsored by Duke Energy.
Find out more »Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Future of Finance
Explore the basics of Bitcoin and get a primer on other crypto-currencies with live demonstrations of this new type of transaction. Learn about the history of Bitcoin, and forecasts of the future of digital currency from Bitcoin Pioneer, Charlie Shrem. Proudly hosted by the Kate Tiedemann College of Business and OPEN and sponsored by Duke Energy.
Find out more »September 2018
War Through Civilian Eyes
While St. Petersburg’s streets and neighborhoods have so far escaped the profound physical ravages of war, that doesn’t mean we haven’t been impacted by its effects. Besides being home to thousands of military veterans recovering from both the physical and invisible injuries of political conflict, Pinellas County is also home to hundreds of survivors and refugees forced to flee from war torn communities across the globe. Thomas W. Smith, author of “Human Rights and War through Civilian Eyes” and associate…
Find out more »October 2018
Perspectives from the Eye of the Storm
Maria. Irma. Florence. And now Michael. Mayors from hurricane impacted cites who have dealt with the realities first hand, share what's working, what's not and what needs to be done next, for all of us to weather the storm more effectively. Join Florida Mayors from St. Augustine, Naples, Sarasota and St. Petersburg as they serve as an Aresty Leadership Panel for the Opening Keynote at this year's iCAR Conference 4th Annual iCAR Conference - (Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience)…
Find out more »June 2021
SafeSummit’21 – Violence Prevention Conference
SafeSummit'21 Violence Prevention Conference Changemakers: Amplifying Our Voices & Reshaping Our CommunitiesSafeSummit’21 is a one-day conference bringing together teens, young adults, residents, employers, law enforcement officers, and community partners to discuss solutions to reduce violence. With an emphasis on educating and empowering our community, the day is filled with a series of interactive workshops focused on violence prevention strategies, mental health, social activism, employment, financial literacy, and more. The conference also includes a youth town hall, scholarship presentation.
Find out more »Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) Kickoff Meeting
Kick-Off Meeting of the Pinellas County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) for faith-based & community-based organizations.In March of 2020, none of us anticipated how our services would change and grow in response to COVID-19. The silver lining to the last year has been your amazing accomplishments and support of each other through our working groups and the networks you have built upon and strengthened. We are looking forward to the future and determining what the next steps could be…
Find out more »Empowering Differences Through Photography
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is announcing our collaboration with Ashley T Brundage and Stonewall Museum to celebrate Pride MonthThis event will include a panel discussion regarding photography and how it can empower our differences to push us forward in life. The panelists include Ashley T Brundage, Founder and President of Empowering Differences, Kalup Linzy, and other LGBTQ+ artists of Tampa Bay.Stonewall Museum's Hunter O'Hanian curated an exhibition titled, Art or Politics, to be on view during the week…
Find out more »Successful DEI Initiatives in Action: A Community Conversation
Join us virtually or in person to talk about the tactics to move the needle on diversity, equity and inclusivity in the workplace.Florida’s top companies are making a measurable impact to bring greater equity and inclusion to their business. Our featured guests will share specific tactics and measurable impacts in key areas like leadership development, supplier diversity, pay equity and diverse hiring. Hear from leaders at PwC, Connectwise and Nielsen in this session facilitated by faculty from USF Muma College…
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