Workplace Training with Culture Connections
What Is Culture Connections?
Culture Connections is the Center’s signature workplace training and dialogue series. Drawing lessons from the global human rights movement, we address today’s organizational culture challenges through interactive modules, skilled facilitation, and a brave-space dialogue framework. Participants explore identity, power, communication, accountability, bias and leave with tools they can use long after the session ends.
What Value Do We Bring
Workplace culture doesn’t shift by chance; it transforms through intentional connection. Culture Connections workshops help organizations move beyond performative gestures to foster environments grounded in empathy, equity, and shared purpose. By blending historical context with current research and real-world tools, we equip teams to build cultures of belonging that last. The result is stronger collaboration, deeper retention, and a workforce ready to lead with dignity.
Why We Do What We Do
Culture Connections is grounded in the ideal of e pluribus unum — “out of many, one.” Since 1776, this motto has signified the strength that comes when diverse people unite for a common purpose.
That principle is just as vital in today’s workplaces. When organizations embrace a wide range of talents and perspectives, they unlock innovation, deepen collaboration, and drive meaningful success.
Who It’s For
The Featured Projects showcase how communities are reclaiming history and shaping a more just future. From the Truth-Telling Fellowship, which uplifts grassroots historians and artists preserving suppressed narratives, to the National Summit on Transformative Memorialization, Unturning the Stones, these initiatives turn remembrance into a catalyst for change. Together, they model how truth can inspire action and repair.
Corporate Teams
DEI learning that actually moves people.
Schools
Empathy-building aligned with SEL standards.
Non-Profits
Safe spaces for honest dialogue and growth.
Workshop Topics
Workshops are grouped by tier to support a custom path for your team.
Foundational Modules
- Putting Organizational Values into Action
- Creating a Common Language for Culture
- Embracing Cross-Generational Differences
- Empowering Allyship
- LGBTQ+ Belonging in the Workplace
- Understanding Microaggressions
- Applying Lessons of History to the Workplace
Advanced Modules
- Cultivating Psychological Safety
- Navigating Challenging Conversations
- BRG/ERG Leaders as Advocates for Equity
- The Business Case for Inclusive Culture
- Gender and the Workplace
- Empathy-Building Through History
- Using Feedback to Drive Fairness
Learning Series Options
For organizations seeking sustained engagement, we offer monthly or quarterly Learning Series tailored to:
- Leadership Teams
- BRG/ERG Leaders
- New Employee Onboarding
- HR Professionals
- LGBTQ+ Inclusion Champions
Want help designing your series?
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Sponsors
The Center would like to thank our sponsor(s) for their support of our mission driving initiatives. If you are interested in sponsoring The Center’s Culture Connections program, please contact Phil Polk at [email protected].
UPS is a proud supporter of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Meet Our Facilitators
Philip Polk
Program Lead, Team Leader of Culture Connections
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Tim'm West
Executive Director, LGBTQ Institute | Culture Connections Team Member
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Attallah Pamoja
Culture Connections Team Member
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Tomi Berry
Culture Connections Team Member
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McKenzie Wren
Culture Connections Team Member
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Tonya Wilson
Culture Connections Team Member
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Book a Workshop
We customize every experience to your goals, your team, and your timeline.
Reach out to Pam Seiler directly: [email protected] | 720-581-1436