Navigating Workplace Conflict
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In this workshop, Jewish Social Justice Roundtable's Leili Davari and Roberta Ritvo introduced JSJR’s DIY guide, You Have A Conflict At Work, Now What? and shared core skills from the guide that you can turn to when facing a conflict at work.
Meet the Speakers
Leili Herlinda Davari
Racial Equity and Culture Director, JSJR
Leili (she/her) joined the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable with 11 years experience of grassroots organizing, facilitation, and leadership development. She previously organized state-level campaigns in support of labor rights for domestic workers in California as well as local school funding formula campaigns in Los Angeles. Most recently, Leili was the Selah Program Director at Bend the Arc where she led two cohorts dedicated to Jewish People of Color. She has a BA in Political Science from New Mexico State University and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.She lives in Dallas, TX.
Roberta Ritvo
Deputy Director, JSJR
Roberta (she/her) joined the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable as the first deputy director. A lawyer by training, she spent most of her career working as senior pro bono counsel and director of programs at a large law firm in Washington, DC. Roberta also has worked as a field organizer supporting a statewide ballot initiative to increase public education funding, a community organizer of businesses supporting paid family and medical leave, a federal judicial law clerk, and a sixth-grade teacher with Teach for America. Roberta received an Abraham Joshua Heschel award from Jews United for Justice in 2015. She holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and a Master of Public Affairs from UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs. She earned her BA from Smith College.
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