Vestry Laight Issues Report & Recommendations to Further USA Weightlifting's Efforts in Advancing Athlete Safety and Building an Inclusive Culture
Vestry Laight Issues Report & Recommendations to Further USA Weightlifting's Efforts in Advancing Athlete Safety and Building an Inclusive Culture
Following a comprehensive assessment of USA Weightlifting’s culture, Vestry Laight issued a report November 18, 2021, outlining recommendations in key areas to help ensure the safety of its athletes and continue to build a culture that is welcoming to everyone. In addition to focusing on USA Weightlifting’s culture from a DEI perspective, the evaluation also examined USAW's handling of a high-profile U.S. Center for SafeSport case from 2017.
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Vestry Laight to Work with Washington Football Team
Vestry Laight to Work with Washington Football Team
Vestry Laight has been retained by the Washington Football Team to advance its commitment to make the organization into a leader in diversity and inclusion for professional sports franchises.
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Vestry Laight Engaged by USA Weightlifting
Vestry Laight Engaged by USA Weightlifting
Vestry Laight has been engaged by USA Weightlifting, the National Governing Body for the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Vestry Laight will conduct an independent assessment to evaluate USAW’s existing culture and past actions to determine how the organization can improve to ensure it is accessible, safe and welcoming to “Anyone, Anywhere.” Vestry Laight will build upon work completed by Prince Lobel and the Inclusion Playbook. Read more about the work here.
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VL speaks at BLB&G's Women's Forum about Inclusion & Diversity
VL speaks at BLB&G's Women's Forum about Inclusion & Diversity
Brande Stellings joined Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's Women's Forum event for women leaders of pension funds and institutional investors. Lively discussion with Candace McLaren Lanham, Rachel Skaistis of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Hannah Ross and Rebecca Boon of BLB&G.
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Transformation 2020
Transformation 2020 Event
Silda Palerm moderates a Talk Forward conversation with filmmaker Kitty Green and entrepeneur Dee Poku-Spalding following a screening of The Assistant at the Center for Popular Democracy’s on-line event “Transformation 2020” on September 26, 2020.
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Stellings Speaks About Unconscious Bias at Practicing Law Institute
Stellings Speaks About Unconscious Bias at Practicing Law Institute
On September 16, 2020, Brande Stellings joined Sheila Boston of Arnold & Porter to share insights on Unconscious Bias Towards Women in the Law: How to Recognize it and Rise Above it as part of Women Lawyers in Leadership 2020 program presented by Practicing Law Institute.
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Renewed Attention to Military Sexual Assault
Renewed Attention to Military Sexual Assault
A July 14, 2020 article in The Guardian describes how the disappearance and killing of soldier Vanessa Guillen created a moment of #MeToo reckoning for the military, calling into question the effectiveness of military mechanisms to address sexual assault and harassment (with commentary from Vestry Laight’s Sara Darehshori).
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Vestry Laight Concludes Investigation Into Mercy Corps' Response to Sexual Abuse Claim Against Its Co-Founder
Vestry Laight Concludes Mercy Corps Investigation
On February 5, Mercy Corps released the findings of an independent investigation conducted by Vestry Laight into Mercy Corps’ 2018 response to reports of child sexual abuse its late co-founder. Mercy Corps committed to undertake a series of steps to strengthen oversight of ethics cases going forward.
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March 19 Gender and Genocide Program at USHMM Postponed
March 19 Gender and Genocide Program at USHMM- Postponed
On March 19, Sara Darehshori will speak at a Gender and Genocide program at the US Holocaust Memorial and Museum. [This event will be rescheduled]
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