Diversity Awareness Partnership

Now that Diversity Awareness Partnership (DAP) and NCCJ St. Louis have merged to form Gateway Equity Institute (GEI), please follow our new GEI page (Gateway Equity Institute) to continue engaging with us on Facebook!

You can also follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as explore our new website and sign up for our mailing list at: GatewayEquityInstitute.org

We look forward to connecting with you as GEI!

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You may be following bills like HB 2619, which would prohibit State departments in Missouri from spending money on DEI initiatives.

One tool for learning more and tracking updates about legislation is Fast Democracy: fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mo/2024/bills/MOB00022647

You can also find your representatives here: senate.mo.gov/legislookup/default if you would like to contact them regarding legislation.

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If you'd like to increase your odds of having your gift boosted by a Give STL Day prize, don't forget that the 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Power Hour is about to start. The $30,000 prize pool for this hour will be divided amongst organizations who receive donations within that time. As always, we are most powerful when we work together!

You can also celebrate with us by spreading the word on social media and sharing information about GEI with your networks. Please feel free to share our posts and direct friends and colleagues to our new website (GatewayEquityInstitute.org). Let's connect!

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DAP Partner Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is hiring for the position of 2024-2025 New Works Collective Stage Director. You can find details on DAP's Job Board at: DAPinclusive.org/Resources/Jobs.

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