Civility

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE (CAI) INTRODUCES NEW CIVILITY PLEDGE FOR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITIES

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Friday, January 10, 2020
Articles, Human behavior, Organizations, Etiquette, Civility, Habits, Popular culture, Community Associations Institute, Community, Cai

The Civility Pledge will serve as a model for community associations to foster a climate of open discussion, mutual respect, and tolerance between residents, guests, board and committee members, community association managers, staff members, business partners, and contractors.

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  • The Civility Pledge will serve as a model for community associations to foster a climate of open discussion, mutual respect, and tolerance between residents, guests, board and committee members, community association managers, staff members, business partners, and contractors.
  • We believe community associations should strive to find common ground and build a lasting framework of civility in their communities especially when discussing important community issues.
  • We are confident that CAIs new Civility Pledge will be an essential resource for all community associations that adopt it.
  • Established in 1993 by the Community Associations Institute (CAI), the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) provides a forum for experienced legal professionals working in the community association field to exchange information.

Dr. Henry Balogun Announces Release of New Book, "Enemy of the Human Race"

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Thursday, January 2, 2020
Etiquette, Civility, Habits, Popular culture, Balogun, Humans

The President of the United States, according to Dr. Balogun seems to be enjoying the division.

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  • The President of the United States, according to Dr. Balogun seems to be enjoying the division.
  • It is politically expedient for him and his likeminded comrades who thinks loyalty to party politics is more important than peaceful co-existence, civility and godliness.
  • Dr. Balogun believes that this was more than a mere hateful rhetoric.
  • Published byLifeRich Publishing,"Enemy of the human race" backed by Bookseller's Return Program is available onAmazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google Play.

Stubblefield Institute Holds First American Conversation Series Event

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Friday, November 8, 2019
Human behavior, Etiquette, Stubblefield, Civility, Conversation, Shepherd University

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va., Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bonnie and Bill Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications at Shepherd University held the first installment of its ongoing forum, the American Conversation Series, on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Frank Center Theater at Shepherd University.

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  • SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va., Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bonnie and Bill Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications at Shepherd University held the first installment of its ongoing forum, the American Conversation Series, on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Frank Center Theater at Shepherd University.
  • "The first event in the American Conversation Series was a success by any evaluation.
  • The American Conversation Series is part of a slate of events planned by the Stubblefield Institute to draw attention to the benefits of civility and cooperation in current U.S. politics.
  • To learn more about the American Conversation Series and the Stubblefield Institute, visit http://www.stubblefieldinstitute.org .

ELI, Inc. Announces Upcoming Civility Webinar with Brandon Hall Group

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Friday, October 18, 2019
Human behavior, Humans, Human resource management, Civility, Etiquette, Habits, Popular culture, Diversity

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ELI, Inc. , a training and consulting company that helps organizations build more inclusive, productive, and compliant workplaces, today announced it will be co-hosting a webinar with Brandon Hall Group on October 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT titled, " Fostering Civility to Improve Business Results ."

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ELI, Inc. , a training and consulting company that helps organizations build more inclusive, productive, and compliant workplaces, today announced it will be co-hosting a webinar with Brandon Hall Group on October 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT titled, " Fostering Civility to Improve Business Results ."
  • In this webinar, David Wentworth , Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group and Steve Paskoff , CEO and Founder of ELI explores how learning can help employees focus on their commonalities of values and mission, while improving organizational results and reducing enterprise risk.
  • Civility, diversity, inclusion and ethics should not be seen as simply organizational niceties.
  • "Organizations are all facing their own realities when it comes to inclusion, diversity, civility and ethics in the workplace, yet many of the attempts to address them focus only on the symptoms," saidDavid Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group.

Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong, Esquire, to Receive the 2019 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize

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Friday, October 11, 2019
Legal, Publishing, Health, Mental health, Communications, Professional services, Human behavior, South Carolina Law Review, Civility

Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong are the 2019 winners of the Warren E. Burger Prize , a writing competition that promotes scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.

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  • Judge Cheryl Ann Krause and Jane Chong are the 2019 winners of the Warren E. Burger Prize , a writing competition that promotes scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.
  • Krause and Chong, the competitions first joint winners, will share the $5,000 prize for their essay Lawyer Wellbeing as a Crisis of the Profession.
  • The prize will be presented at the organizations Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on October 26, 2019.
  • The winning essay, which will be published in the South Carolina Law Review, describes the legal professions current mental health crisis.

Dorsey Congratulates Douglas Lang on Being Named a 2019 Texas Trailblazer

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Courts, Professional services, Legal, Public policy, Government, Dorsey & Whitney, Trailblazer, Civility, Rail transport

The International law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas S. Lang, Of Counsel in the Dallas, Texas office, has been named a 2019 Texas Trailblazer by the Texas Lawyer magazine .

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  • The International law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas S. Lang, Of Counsel in the Dallas, Texas office, has been named a 2019 Texas Trailblazer by the Texas Lawyer magazine .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191010005844/en/
    Congratulations to Douglas Lang on being named a 2019 Texas Trailblazer.
  • His belief in these principles often translated into specific actions targeted at improving ethics and civility among members of the legal profession.
  • With locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Dorsey provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients' legal and business needs.

A DAY WITHOUT POLITICS - By The Urgency of Civility - A Springboard for Action

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Friday, October 4, 2019
Etiquette, Human behavior, Civility, Incivility, Freemasonry, Workplace incivility

Today, the political incivility has divided leader against leader, political party against political party, and most damaging of all, family member against family member.

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  • Today, the political incivility has divided leader against leader, political party against political party, and most damaging of all, family member against family member.
  • The family unit, the basis for a successful community, is being destroyed by many forces, not the least of which is the incivility experienced within the family unit when politics is discussed.
  • There is much going on within our communities, both good and bad, that is worthy of civilized discussion besides politics.
  • Centuries ago, Freemasons learned the value of not discussing politics within the walls of their lodges, and in doing so, experienced further inclusiveness that further encouraged successful fellowship.

STOMP Out Bullying Calls on Nation to Use Their Voices to "Go Blue" and Make Bullying History

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Monday, September 9, 2019
Human behavior, Abuse, Social issues, Behavior, Persecution, Aggression, Bullying, Interpersonal conflict, Cyberbullying, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia, Civility, Unity Day

"We have always been an organization dedicated to spreading kindness and preventing bullying and cyberbullying.

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  • "We have always been an organization dedicated to spreading kindness and preventing bullying and cyberbullying.
  • For 12 years our shirts have been sending a message to end bullying.
  • In this diverse world, STOMP Out Bullying promotes civility, inclusion and equality.
  • It teacheseffective solutions on how to respond to all forms of bullying, as well as educating kids and teens in school and online.

Our Lack of Civility Is Killing Our Country and Dooming Our Planet

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Human behavior, Articles, Etiquette, Humans, Civility, Habits, Popular culture, Giving, Virtue, Kindness, Karma

For many of us, it feels as if the United States has never been less united.

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  • For many of us, it feels as if the United States has never been less united.
  • He extends an invitation to people around the world to join in and take the Kindness Civility Challenge .
  • "If you're unhappy with the direction your community, your country or your world is headed, become part of the solution.
  • Take the Kindness Civility Pledge and join the Karma Club at PlannedActsofKindness.Org and working together we can make the world a better place, one Planned Act of Kindness at a time."

Nearly Two-Thirds of the American Public Believes Social Media is Undermining Civility in America; All Demographic Groups Agree

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Etiquette, Human behavior, Civility, Habits, Popular culture, Incivility, Mass media, Social media

Contributing heavily to the cause of incivility is social media, with 63 percent of Americans saying that, in their experience, the impact of social media on civility been more negative than positive.

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  • Contributing heavily to the cause of incivility is social media, with 63 percent of Americans saying that, in their experience, the impact of social media on civility been more negative than positive.
  • The finding that social media has had a more negative than positive impact on civility is an experience common to multiple demographic groups.
  • Hispanics express the most positivity with 27 percent reporting that, in their experience, social media has had a more positive than negative impact.
  • We first presented "the Internet and social media" as a potential cause of civility erosion in 2012.