Photo taken by Fred Ferris

Introduction

On Thursday, April 26, 2012, the Race Relations & Diversity Task Force will present its 13th Annual Diversity Champion Honor Roll Breakfast. This community-wide event will be held at The Community House, 380 South Bates Street, Downtown Birmingham at 8:00AM (registration begins at 7:30AM).

We invite every business, non-profit, public agency or faith community of the metro Detroit area to give special recognition to one individual whose vision of diversity has created a significant impact on others. The honored individuals make an invaluable contribution by helping to ensure that all people feel included and empowered in the shared endeavors of your organization and in our larger community. Enrollment of honorees will be inclusive and non-competitive. This is your opportunity to recognize these individuals as Diversity Champions. Please submit your nomination form early as the event is limited to the first 40 nominations received.

It is the goal of the Task Force to build capacity among area organizations in relation to issues of diversity and inclusion, to stimulate adoption and implementation of express policies supportive of diversity and to promote the mission of the Task Force.

A Diversity Champion will:

• Be the conscience of your organization
• Not settle for the status quo
  
• Embody the ideals of your organization
• Envision new ways of inclusion
• Be a doer whose actions speak of respect for others
• Be someone whose “circle of influence” represents many kinds of people
• Be an advocate who speaks out against insensitivity and prejudice

Consistent with the Task Force goals, a Diversity Champion may be someone who has helped your organization adopt or implement a policy supportive of diversity and the ideas of inclusion.

Diversity Champions 2000 - 2008

Alphabetical list of all Diversity Champions

"... I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must all take sides."
- Elie Wiesel