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Posted: Aug 03, 2020 10:48 AMUpdated: Aug 03, 2020 11:13 AM

Unity Forum Rescheduled for Aug. 22nd

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Garrett Giles

An event titled “Bartlesville Diversity Unity Forum” was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 3rd, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., but it has been rescheduled.

Due to safety concerns, Patriot Auto Group had asked to use the Tower Center at Unity Square for their event on Tuesday. This caused the Unity Forum to be postponed to a later date.

Sharon Reese, the Director of Veterans Connection Organization in Bartlesville, said the Unity Forum will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22nd, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Tower Center at Unity Square. She said topics such as diversity, inequality and race will be discussed.

Reese will be one of twelve Inclusion and Diversity panelists. She said the goal is to have a group of people familiar with the area talk about the “temperature” of Bartlesville instead of having an outside group talk about what is happening in the city.

Below is a list of the panelists:

  • U.S. Representative Kevin Hern
  • Washington County Sheriff Scott Owen
  • Spirit Church Pastor Darryl Wootton
  • Retired Educator Gerald Thompson
  • Tri-County Tech Director Tara Gotwalt
  • Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles
  • OKeQk President Morgan Lawrence
  • Hilton Garden Inn Event Director Angela Tate
  • Resident and OneOk Employee Dean Lowe
  • Business Owner Sal Alberto
  • Pastor Steven Griffith
  • VCO Director Sharon Reese

Reese explains what she sees in Bartlesville's social climate in terms of diversity, inequality and race. She said she sees more people being excluded not because of the color of their skin, but rather because of where they work.

There is an inequality in Reese's eyes that revolves around inequality based on economic status. She said you either work in some group, or you do not. If you do not fit into that environment or group, you are not their equal.

The Bartlesville Diversity Unity Forum will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22nd from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The event will be held at the Tower Center at Unity Square. You are asked to follow all CDC guidelines during the event.


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