Upcoming events.
Gender in Groups and Group Relations: An Introduction to Group Relation and a CSU Dominguez Hills Conference Fundraiser
Sponsored by Grex: West Coast affiliate of the A. K. Rice Institute
Saturday, February 1 | 10 am - 12 pm PT | Zoom
About: This pre-conference event and fundraiser for the upcoming group relations conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will provide space to think together about gender in organizations. How do leadership, authority, and gender intersect? How does a leader's gender affect how we receive their authority? How might our ideas about gender and intersectionality need to shift in order to understand how gender shows up in 21st century groups and organizations? These are the kinds of questions we'll explore together. Evangelina Holvino's masterful paper "Intersections: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class in Organization Studies" will guide our discussion for the first part of the event followed by a taste of experiential group relations work. Attendees will learn about how these concepts show up in the "here and now," and also why tapping into that level of experience might be beneficial at work, school, and in life.
Facilitators: The facilitators for the event are Joshua DeSilva (they/them) and Ray Bakaitis (he/him).
Josh is the Director of the upcoming Queering Leadership: Exploring Gender Expansiveness in Organizational Life GRC being held on April 11-13 at CSUDH. They are an AKRI-certified consultant and currently serve as Secretary on the AKRI Board of Directors. They teach psychology of identity related classes as a professor at George Washington University.
Ray is a Past-President of Grex and was involved in the creation of the first Grex Leadership and Creative Expression conference at Cal State Dominguez Hill in 2016. He is the Past-President of AKRI and active in group relations work in China and Lithuania
Donation: A suggested donation of $50 is requested to support the upcoming group relations conference at CSUDH, but not required. All amounts are welcome! The registration form includes a link to make a donation.
Register and donate by January 22nd to be entered into a drawing for one of three unique gifts designed by Grex's very own Jack Lampl.
Registration: https://forms.gle/EjQCasRuDDQaGUTR6
Queering Leadership and Exploring Gender Expansiveness in Organizational Life GRC
Please read conference director Joshua DeSilva's personal invitation to Grex members:
Dear GREX members,
It has been such a labor of love to develop an upcoming group relations conference at CSUDH with the theme "Queering Leadership: Exploring Gender Expansiveness in Organizational Life." GREX's sponsorship has been crucial to our early success getting the conference up and running. I am excited to now invite you to consider joining us as a member of the conference April 11-13, 2025. This conference is perfect for anyone wanting to explore the various ways in which gender shows up at work. Although queer leadership is one focus of study for the weekend, all are welcome to attend regardless of how they identify.
Conference details including staff, schedule, methodology, and recommended readings can be found here: https://www.csudh.edu/group-relations/
Registration details are available at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-and-creative-expression-2025-registration-1045172417837
I'd like to personally ask that in addition to considering joining yourself as a member that you please distribute this information to anyone you think might find the conference engaging. Generous scholarships are available and group rates can be explored. We are hoping to have a robust membership to explore this important conference theme.
Thanks for all of your support of and passion for group relations work,
Josh
FINDING OUR PLACE: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in GREX
You are invited to an interactive event to explore issues related to Diversity Equity and Inclusion within the GREX community co-sponsored by the Education and Programs Committee and the newly formed GREX DEI committee.
We will vision together the community we want to be part of and offer the opportunity to join the new DEI committee.