Serge from BabkaSep 17, 2024

Folks, if you run a conference and you tout your commitment to diversity, take a moment to check a calendar and see if there are any big holidays that your event falls on.

Sometimes you can't help but schedule it on a holiday for someone, but a quick check can often make a difference.

And if you're asked about it later by someone who is de-facto excluded, address it by a commitment to consideration next year, or apology, or something similar. Don't just ignore them.

#diversity #marginalization #DefactoExclusion #EventPlanning #Conferences

Show threadKellyannSep 17, 2024
@serge Reminds me how my seminary scheduled a faculty gathering on Yom Kippur...several times...despite sharing faculty with JTS.
Show threadSerge from BabkaSep 17, 2024

@greenmountaingirl

"No one attending expressed any objection to this when it was raised at the conference"? ;)

Show threadKellyannSep 17, 2024

@serge If I'd known at the time...

Does make me wonder whether any faculty members raised the issue.

Show threadSerge from BabkaSep 17, 2024

@greenmountaingirl

I'm sure one of the Jews probably said something to someone.

Show threadKellyannSep 17, 2024

@serge Oh, they did! Sorry, I meant any faculty members *besides the one who told me about it.*

Apparently the administration's response was a big shrug.

Show threadSerge from BabkaSep 17, 2024

@greenmountaingirl

Kinda feels like

https://quotefancy.com/quote/908871/Stephen-Colbert-And-though-I-am-a-committed-Christian-I-believe-everyone-has-the-right-to

Stephen Colbert Quote: “And though I am a committed Christian, I believe everyone has the right to their own religion – be you Hindu, Jewish, or...”

“And though I am a committed Christian, I believe everyone has the right to their own religion – be you Hindu, Jewish, or Muslim, I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior.” — Stephen Colbert quotes from QuoteFancy.com

Show threadKellyannSep 17, 2024
@serge Ugh! What the hell, Stephen??
Show threadYiddish Song Of The DaySep 17, 2024

@greenmountaingirl @serge

Colbert is a comedian so that is obviously meant to be a joke, making fun of "inclusive" evangelical Christians.

Show threadKellyannSep 17, 2024
@yiddishwordoftheday @serge You'd think so, but from other serious statements he's made, I'm truly not totally sure.
Show threadYiddish Song Of The DaySep 17, 2024
@greenmountaingirl @serge I've watched Stephen's show for a long time, I am 100% positive he said that as a joke because, as I said, he is a comedian.
Show threadKellyann

@yiddishwordoftheday @serge Thank you. I get that he is a comedian, I used to watch The Colbert Report every night, but he regularly gives interviews on serious matters, and I've been really disappointed in some of the things he's said in those.

If you have the actual context for this quote, that would be helpful.

Sep 17, 2024 at 7:28pmWeb