Organizational Ignition

DEI Discussion w/Greater Manchester Chamber President Mike Skelton
2021-02-16 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Karachi)
James McKim will be moderating a conversation with Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce President Mike Skelton on what strategic actions the Chamber can undertake to promote a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive member environment.
For more information, visit the Greater Manchester Chamber Event page.

Panel - SHARED LEGACIES: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
2021-01-31 19:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Please join the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire‘s New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival‘s MLK, Jr. Day-inspired event for one or both of these movies, and for the post-film discussions that will ensue. Our diverse and knowledgeable panels will include Attorney George Bruno, civil rights and immigration attorney; Dr. Susannah Heschel, the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor and chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College.Exeter; Tanisha Johnson, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Seacoast Chapter; Rabbi Ira Korinow, Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Emanu-El in Haverhill, MA, past Interim Rabbi at Temple Israel in Portsmouth; James T McKim, Chair of the Episcopal Church National Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism & Reconciliation and President of the Manchester NAACP; and Dr. Dottie R. Morris, Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity at Keene State College and Vice Chair of the NH Governor’s Council on Equity and Inclusion.
Register here: https://www.nhjewishfilmfestival.com/

NHPR The Exchange - Martin Luther King Day
2021-01-18 09:00 - 10:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Listen in on NHPR’s The Exchange on Monday, January 18th where guests will be James McKim, Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition and President of the Manchester NAACP; Grace Kindeke, Program Coordinator of the American Friends Service Committee of New Hampshire; and Jason Sokol, professor of history at UNH (He is the author of three books on the history of the civil rights movement).

NH BSR Workplace Racial Equity Learning Challenge
2021-01-18 08:00 - 2021-02-05 17:00 UTC
We have worked with NH Businesses for Social Responsibility to run a 21 Day Workplace Racial Equity Learning Challenge. The Challenge will run from January 18, 2021 through February 5, 2021
For more information and to register for the Challenge, visit https://nhbsr.org/nh-workplace-racial-equity-challenge

Greater Manchester Chamber DEI Forum
2020-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
The Greater Manchester Chamber (GMC) DEI Forum brings together key leaders working to promote and advance Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion in the community, education system, small business enterprise, and healthcare.
The GMC community will gain important insight, strategies, and effective resources that will drive change and work towards eliminating systematic discrimination, inequities, and barriers that exist in our community and business sectors.
The DEI Forum is hosted and moderated by James McKim, Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition and President of the Manchester NAACP.
Register at http://business.manchester-chamber.org/events/details/2020-diversity-equity-inclusion-forum-7229

Law Enforcement relations with Communities of Color
2020-12-04 14:10 - 15:30 UTC

Virtual Conversations in Justice and Equity in Bioethics Part 3 of 3 - Racism & Health Equity: Why Does it Matter in Bioethics?
2020-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This will be an interesting discussion of the bioethical implications of racism on patients and health care professionals in order to foster a more just and equitable health system.

12:00 – 12:15 pm
Racism and Health Equity: An Overview
Catherine Shubkin, MD
Priscilla Marsicovetere, JD, PA-C

12:15 – 12:45pm
Panel Discussion on Racism and Health Equity
Xusana R. Davis, Esq.
James T. McKim, Jr., PMP, ITIL
Faith P. Goronga, MD, MS

12:45 – 1:00 pm
Conversation and Q&A
Catherine Shubkin, MD
Priscilla Marsicovetere, JD, PA-C

Sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the University of Vermont Medical Center

Implicit Bias Training
2020-11-20 09:00 - 12:30 UTC
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office hosts
Implicit Bias Training
Required for all attorneys, investigators, legal staff and victim/witness advocates in the Attorney General’s Office,
all County Attorney Offices, all state agency attorneys, and all prosecutors, including police prosecutors.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
PRESENTERS
Jarvis Parson
District Attorney of Brazos
County Texas
Currently serving his second term, District Attorney Parson was an assistant D.A. for 10 years prior. A Louisiana native, Parson graduated from McNeese State University in 1998 and graduated from the University Of Maine School Of Law in 2001. He was a judicial law clerk for a year in Warren County, New Jersey before becoming a Brazos County prosecutor in 2002, prosecuting everything from state jail felonies up to death penalty cases and everything in between.
Parson is currently the chairman of the board for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and has served on its Legislative Committee, Training Committee, and is one of the founding members of the Diversity Recruitment and Retention Committee.
He is on the Board of the TEEX Central Texas Police Academy, which guides the Police Academy leadership on needs specific to training and courses and establishes standards and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of training, equipment and facilities at the training academy.
James McKim
Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition
President of the Manchester NAACP
Mr. McKim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition, a management consulting firm. Prior to his current role, Mr. McKim was Chief of Staff of the Technical Training Division at Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he led the organization to deliver award-winning performance enhancement solutions. He has, also, held business and technology
leadership roles in for-profit and non-profit organizations such as FIRST, Hawkeye Data, LLC, and Digital Equipment Corp.
Mr. McKim has facilitated startup and growth of statewide organizations such as the Economic Vitality New Hampshire and the Software Association of New Hampshire. He has played an active role in the shaping of public policy affecting the Technology industry. He serves, currently on several Boards playing leading roles as Vice- President of Membership a the Project Management Institute NH Chapter, Chair of the NH PBS Finance Committee, Chair of the Episcopal Church’s National
Executive Council Committee Anti-Racism, and President of the Manchester NAACP.

Introduction to Race Relations in New Hampshire
2020-11-02 10:30 - 12:00 UTC
We have heard that New Hampshire is a predominantly white state. However, that does not mean that people of color are not here or that they are not discriminated against. And that discrimination negatively impacts not only those who are discriminated against, but also, anyone in the community. Why? Because the community in which the discrimination occurs can be labeled as an unwelcoming/unfriendly place to live.
This session will explore the history of race in New Hampshire, experiences of people of color in New Hampshire, and what the NAACP is doing to eliminate the discrimination faced by people of color around the state.

Goffstown Courageous Community Conversations About Race: Law Enforcement
2020-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
The recent incidents killings of unarmed people of color and the sequent protests around law enforcement have been a catalyst for discussions across the country and here in Goffstown. Join Goffstown Police Chief Eric Sereno and Manchester NAACP President James McKim (who served on the recent NH Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency) for a virtual discussion of what has been happening in New Hampshire and Goffstown to make sure our community is welcoming and safe for all.

EdTA Panel
2020-08-27 15:30 - 17:00 UTC
James McKim will be a panelist for an Education Theatre Association panel on diversity.
