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Category Archive: Current Events

Maybe not so current by the time you read them.

Why Diversity?

FDR quote from memorial "we must guard civil rights"
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Every once in awhile someone asks me how I got into diversity work. My nonlinear path combined with […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/07/2021 bias, coaching, Current Events

Graduation Season

cartoon Amanda congratulates cartoon daughter
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It happened again. An acquaintance introduced me to her other friend, and when we got through names, titles […]

Amanda Shaffer 04/06/2021 Current Events, Girly Things, Mother Issues

Letting the Dead Speak

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A picture is worth a thousand words. Some pictures tell thousands of stories.   Yesterday I experienced a […]

Amanda Shaffer 03/11/2020 Current Events, Domestic, Politics

Marking the Rituals

This morning while I was getting dressed this morning my husband said “TGIF!” and I said, “Really? You’re sure […]

Amanda Shaffer 18/09/2020 Current Events, Philosophical

Not Guilty, Just Pleasure

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It’s been 159 days since my family started quarantine. The litany of events we have experienced in that […]

Amanda Shaffer 17/08/2020 Current Events, Philosophical, Writing

Authentic Servant Leadership

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I had an interesting conversation with a Bernie Sanders supporter recently and was treated to a vehement, negative […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/04/2020 Current Events, Politics

Appropriation

FDR quote from memorial "we must guard civil rights"
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Long ago I decided to openly share my political leanings on my blog and business website. Mainly because […]

Amanda Shaffer 21/04/2020 Current Events, Philosophical, Politics

Feeling Rich

I remember the first time I felt like I was rich. Standing in the check out line at […]

Amanda Shaffer 13/04/2020 Current Events, Domestic, Philosophical

Isolation Update

an isolated beach in Spain
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My family has been isolating here in DC since March 12th. I’m grateful that we’re healthy and able […]

Amanda Shaffer 30/03/2020 Current Events, Politics

With Your Shield or On It

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Anti-Semitism is on the rise. The series of attacks and incidents taking place almost daily over the last […]

Amanda Shaffer 08/01/2020 Current Events, Mother Issues, Politics, Religion

Two steps forward

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Much remains the same since I wrote this post back in 2014, and some are actually worse. One […]

Amanda Shaffer 25/11/2019 Current Events, Politics

Identity Politics

Way back in 1992 it was considered deviant to have a tattoo. People with tattoos fell into categories […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/09/2019 Current Events, Philosophical, The Past, Writing

Invitation to Discomfort

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For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing […]

Amanda Shaffer 09/08/2019 Current Events, Politics, Uncategorized

Blindspot

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Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both […]

Amanda Shaffer 06/03/2018 Current Events, Politics

Job vs Career

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When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I […]

Amanda Shaffer 23/01/2017 Current Events, Feminism, Politics

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