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Published on: 2/11/2005
Last Visited: 2/22/2005
Guest speaker, Ona Rita Yufe, M.A., will lead the workshop.She will incorporate the book, The Whole Human Race and Me: An Experience in Diversity, and will be joined by the author, Tim McFadden.
Yufe received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and a Master of Arts degree in liberal arts at San Diego State University in San Diego.Yufe has 25 years of experience as a volunteer administrator and currently is on the board of directors of San Diego DOVIA (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies).She is a recipient of DOVIA's Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award.
Yufe is enthusiastic about the workshop, stating, "I look forward to sharing with your organization a message of acceptance, tolerance, and personal growth as it affects all of us in our diverse society."
The workshop provides guidance in becoming more open to different cultures.Yufe believes we must reexamine the values and belief systems we developed as children in order to create positive attitudes in dealing with a large array of people.She includes interactive role-playing to enlighten participators, as well as McFadden's book on diversity.
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"To that end, it is our goal to continue to remind ourselves, our staff, our volunteers and even our community that we do not judge individuals by the skin color, religious preference or gender but, to use Dr, Martin Luther King's own words, 'by the content of an individual's character.' We believe this workshop will present a thought provoking perspective on the issue in a comfortable and lighthearted manner - a style that Ona Yufe has mastered as a result of years of public speaking."