[Psychmasters] Fw: [TPA-SOCIALJUSTICE] Take Action now to Oppose the Trump Administration's Executive Order Banning Workplace Diversity Training Across Federal Agencies

Tue Nov 10 15:53:41 CST 2020

?Hey folks, please see below if you would like to register a public comment and are a member (including student member) of APA.

Craig

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Subject: Re: [TPA-SOCIALJUSTICE] Take Action now to Oppose the Trump Administration's Executive Order Banning Workplace Diversity Training Across Federal Agencies

Just did it !
Wow, this is so important. We have to be able to speak the facts. It's not political.

On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 3:36 PM frances douglas <calamish at sbcglobal.net<mailto:calamish at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
Please see forwarded message from APA President Sandy Shullman regarding action you can take against the President's Executive Order banning Diversity training.

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From: "Sandra L. Shullman, PhD & Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD" <advocacy at apa.org<mailto:advocacy at apa.org>>
Subject: Take Action now to Oppose the Trump Administration's Executive Order Banning Workplace Diversity Training Across Federal Agencies
Date: November 9, 2020 at 2:57:59 PM CST
To: "Frances Douglas" <calamish at sbcglobal.net<mailto:calamish at sbcglobal.net>>
Reply-To: "Sandra L. Shullman, PhD & Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD" <advocacy at apa.org<mailto:advocacy at apa.org>>

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Dear APA Members:

On September 22nd, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 13950 on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping<https://ai360.aristotle.com/public/AI360EmailTracking/Clickthrough.aspx?cdbID=439e3876-0647-4637-9249-ee8025a826f6&mactID=7c14235c-1ab0-49cc-ae6d-495a4bcf4f69&atvID=33bc424d-8359-4436-8e27-cae521f1e9b9>, which halted many evidence-based diversity training programs across the federal government. APA strongly opposes<https://ai360.aristotle.com/public/AI360EmailTracking/Clickthrough.aspx?cdbID=439e3876-0647-4637-9249-ee8025a826f6&mactID=ce2d9b80-d239-476a-ac6c-5f0a10d8ff6c&atvID=33bc424d-8359-4436-8e27-cae521f1e9b9> this EO and all supplemental memoranda issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and all directives issued by individual federal agencies. Presidential orders remain in force until they are canceled, revoked, or adjudicated unlawful. It is imperative we continue to voice our concerns about the dangerous impact of this EO.

Please click [HERE<https://ai360.aristotle.com/public/AI360EmailTracking/Clickthrough.aspx?cdbID=439e3876-0647-4637-9249-ee8025a826f6&mactID=12849ee9-0375-41a3-9b3c-4c04be98f073&atvID=33bc424d-8359-4436-8e27-cae521f1e9b9>] to submit a comment to the Department of Labor's Request for Information (RFI) opposing the Executive Order, which has halted most diversity training across the federal government. A sample set of comments has been provided.

President Trump's EO offers a flawed critique of federal workforce diversity training, and has resulted in misguided policymaking. There is a strong evidence base demonstrating the value of diversity training, which is associated with many positive outcomes, including increasing competitiveness in the global economy, increasing employee retention, and jump-starting innovation. The claims made in the EO and subsequent memoranda misrepresent the value of diversity training, and ending such training may lead to real harm against federal employees - particularly people of color.

As the Department of Labor continues to implement the recent EO, it is imperative that the voices of psychologists and psychological science are at the forefront of their decision-making.

The deadline to submit comments is December 1, 2020 at 5:00PM. Please make your voice heard now<https://ai360.aristotle.com/public/AI360EmailTracking/Clickthrough.aspx?cdbID=439e3876-0647-4637-9249-ee8025a826f6&mactID=222ea9d9-e545-4268-b346-f736ca0683a1&atvID=33bc424d-8359-4436-8e27-cae521f1e9b9>!

Sincerely,

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CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS<https://ai360.aristotle.com/public/AI360EmailTracking/Clickthrough.aspx?cdbID=439e3876-0647-4637-9249-ee8025a826f6&mactID=a61bac94-8d95-40b0-aa00-6cfe505d60c6&atvID=33bc424d-8359-4436-8e27-cae521f1e9b9>

This email was sent to calamish at sbcglobal.net<mailto:calamish at sbcglobal.net> from advocacy at apa.org<mailto:advocacy at apa.org>.
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