What is DEI and Why Is It Being Dismantled?
(May 6, 2025) — Over the last 40 years the goal of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been to address inequities in all aspects of our society. Join a Community Conversation webinar on Thursday, May 15 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. titled What Is DEI and Why Is It Being Dismantled?
A panel will discuss answers to the following questions: Why was DEI created? What are its benefits and challenges? Why do some people support DEI and others perceive it as threatening? What is its future in our country?
Panelists include:
- Shanelle Scales Preston, District 5 Supervisor, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors;
- Michael Urbina, Executive Recruiter for DEI at Pure Storage;
- Peter Kim, Co-Director, Racial Equity and Social Justice, Contra Costa County
Mr. Kim will also serve as the moderator.
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Register for the webinar here:
Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program. Audience questions will be collected and answered through the Zoom chat.
The Library will provide closed captioning and simultaneous Spanish translation for this event. The program will be recorded and posted on the following sites after the meeting:
- Contra Costa County Library YouTube channel
- https://www.youtube.com/c/
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Sponsors include the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Library and Contra Costa TV.
Contact programs@lwvdv.org for more information
Gail Murray
Gail Murray served in Walnut Creek as Mayor and city councilmember for 10 years. From 2004-2016 she served as District 1 Director, Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). She is the author of "Lessons from the Hot Seat: Governing at the Local and Regional Level."