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History and Accomplishments
to Date
GLOBE, the result of the merger of Gays and Lesbians for Cultural
Diversity (GLCD), of the old NYNEX, and Gays and Lesbian Bell Atlantic
Employees (GLOBE) of the pre-merger Bell Atlantic, has a long and
notable history, as corporate-sponsored Employee Resource Groups
are concerned. We are proud of our history, and share it with you
in this space.
If you are interested in helping to make the future at least as
illustrious as our past, please consider joining GLOBE of Verizon!
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a Member |
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| 1989 |
| GLCD
began as a "Hotline" number and a small social group in
New England Telephone. |
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| 1993 |
| A
New York Chapter of GLCD was formed and held its first
meeting in White Plains, NY. |
| Bell
Atlantic gave official recognition to GLOBE as an Employee
Resource Group (ERG). |
| First
GLOBE chapter, Washington Metro, established. |
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| 1994 |
| In
October, GLCD officially presented to NYNEX its proposal
to extend domestic partner benefits to both gay and straight
employees. |
| GLOBE
establishes a Speaker's Bureau. |
| GLOBE
becomes a member of the consumer Marketing Multi-Cultural
Board of Advisors. |
| GLOBE
begins discussions for achieving Benefits parity. |
| GLOBE
helps Bell Atlantic win the phone system contract for
the Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF). |
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| 1995 |
| In
March, GLCD began a mentoring program with the lesbian
and gay youth at the Harvey Milk School. |
| GLOBE*Link
Program created. |
| GLOBE
becomes a partner in Bell Atlantic's new Affinity Marketing
Program, Community Threads. |
| GLCD
sponsored gay and lesbian youth from 47 New England high
schools to march in the Boston Gay Pride Parade. |
| Open
Mind/Open Door program launched. |
| GLOBE
articles in Let's Talk HR instituted. |
| GLCD
along with other members of the NYNEX Diversity Consortium,
worked with Corporate Contributions to develop the NYNEX
Diversity Scholarship Program. |
| In
October, NYNEX announced extension of benefits to same-sex
domestic partners, effective January 1, 1996. |
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| 1996 |
| GLOBE
partners in the establishment of Diversity Management
Training. |
| GLCD
and NYNEX Corporate Philanthropy awarded our first college
scholarships to gay and lesbian students residing within
the NYNEX region. These scholarships were awarded for
the 1996-1997 school year. |
| GLOBE
participates in AIDS Ride in both Washington, D.C. and
Philadelphia, PA. |
| GLOBE
sees a membership increase of 100%. |
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| 1997 |
| GLCD
members conduct a workshop at the "Mentors and Models:
Supporting our Gay and Lesbian Youth" Conference sponsored
by CANDLE (Community Awareness Network for a Drugfree
Life and Environment, Inc. |
| GLOBE
secures Bell Atlantic's sponsorship of ENDA; Ray Smith
testifies before Congress in support of ENDA. |
| GLOBE's
fight for benefits parity continues. |
| In
August, NYNEX and Bell Atlantic merge into a new Bell
Atlantic. |
| GLOBE
partners in the development of a Leadership Development
Template. |
| GLOBE
and GLCD obtain corporate sponsorship of Gay Pride. |
| Major
Corporate support for the Richmond AIDS Walk is secured. |
| Discussions
begin for the merger of GLCD and GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian or
Bisexual Employees [of pre-merger Bell Atlantic]) |
| GLCD
is honored at the Empire State Pride Awards Dinner and
presented with the Community Leadership Award for landmark
organizing in the workplace. |
| Bell
Atlantic extends Domestic Partnership Benefits to all
management employees in the pre-merger Bell Atlantic. |
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| 1998 |
| Bell
Atlantic extends Domestic Partnership Benefits to all
associates (non-management employees) in the pre-merger
Bell Atlantic. |
| Numerous
June Pride events/parades throughout the Bell Atlantic
footprint. |
| Rainbow
flags are displayed in the workplace during Pride Week,
for the first time. |
| GLOBE
and GLCD vote to merge. |
| GLOBE
places a Pride display in Bell Atlantic headquarters at
1095 Avenue of the Americas. |
| New
Jerey chapter is established. |
| Kate
Bornstein and Nancy Nangeroni make history by being the
first transgendered keynote speakers at an employee event,
the GLOBE Annual Meeting, held at a corporate headquarters
-- 1095 Avenue of the Americas. |
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| 1999 |
| GLOBE
re-establishes Washington Metro chapter. |
| GLOBE
initiates discussions to expand the EEO nondiscrimination
policy to cover "gender variance." |
| GLOBE
launches website on the Corporate Wide Web. |
| Pilot
workshop for the Leadership Development Program for GLBT
employees conducted. |
| Conducted
1st Out@Work event for Equality Begins At Home (EBAH)
Week |
| Accepted
Gay Pride Award from Manhattan Borough President in honor
of Bell Atlantic |
| Bell
Atlantic trials, in NYC, an advertisement campaign targeting
glbt audience |
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| 2000 |
| Participated
in numerous June Pride events and parades throughout the
Bell Atlantic footprint. |
| Mounted
rainbow flag displays in workplaces throughout the Bell
Atlantic region during Pride Month, confirming the corporation's
commitment to our communities to all customers, employees,
contractors, vendors, and visitors to our work sites. |
| Participated
as a Corporate sponsor of the Millennium March on Washington
(MMOW) where our booth was featured in a story by The
Washington Post. |
| Secured
Domestic Partner Medical Benefits in the new Verizon-West
region for both associates and management employees providing
DPB throughout our entire corporation. |
| Worked
on 'Transgendered' to be included into the new corporation
EEO policy. |
| Participated
as co-sponsors in Human Rights Campaign yearly dinner
in Boston and the national banquet in Washington DC. |
| Participated
with Verizon as co-sponsors of the ESPA Annual Dinner
and GLAAD Media Awards Dinner in New York. |
| Participated
in the Bell Atlantic Diversity Ad Campaign featuring representatives
from all Employee Resource Groups. |
| Held
Speaker's Bureau presentations at multiple venues including:
Potential college hires in Middleton, Mass., Seven Yellow
pages locations throughout the footprint for "Celebrate
Our Differences Day", Lynchburg, Va. RSSC during Pride
month, Diversity Opportunity Day at Chesapeake Complex
in Silver Spring, Md. |
| Participation
by members in the Raleigh, NC to Washington, DC AIDS Ride
V benefiting programs at the Whitman-Walker Clinic and
Food and Friends in DC. |
| Assisted
members with resolving diversity issues in the workplace. |
| Proposed
through local CWA 1105 leadership ideas for "Bargaining
Demands" concerning Domestic Partnership Benefits and
the GLBT community. |
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| 2001 |
| Participated
in the GenderPAC held May 18-20, 2001 in Washington, DC.
The conference was also cosponsored by the Verizon Foundation.
Our GLOBE booth was well attended. |
| Participated
in National Lobby Day May 21, 2001 in Washington, DC.
We were able to lobby our representatives in congress
for passage of Hate Crime Legislation. |
| Produced
Pride Month displays distributed to 22 original Verizon
national locations (31 final locations with the help of
Real Estate and GLOBE volunteers). |
| Coordinated
45 Pride Flag displays throughout Verizon during Pride
Month. |
| Participated
in the Verizon Consumer Advisory Board panel discussion
on trans-inclusive language. As a result, the full Advisory
Board later moved to recommend that our Code of Business
Conduct should include under "Non-Discrimination," "Harassment,"
and "Responding to Harassment:" gender identify or expression
is specifically enjoined from being a basis for discrimination
at Verizon. |
| Participated
in "The Laramie Project," a theatrical production at the
Roanoke Pride-in-the-Park celebration in September honoring
Danny Overstreet. |
| Coordinated
Christmas Teddy Bear Drive benefiting New York's Harlem
Hospital Pediatric AIDS Unit. |
| Increase
overall membership from 329 to 444, an increase of 25.9%. |
| Expanded
our national coverage to the former GTE footprint. New
members in: California (9), Florida (23), Indiana (3),
Michigan (1), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), Puerto Rico
(1), Texas (14), and Washington (2). |
| Incorporated
a Florida Chapter. |
| Assisted
members with workplace issues. |
| Interacted
with Labor Relations concerning GLOBE associates' issues. |
| Responded
to inquiries and feedback from members and the general
population. |
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| 2003 |
| GLOBE
represented Verizon at the Orange County, California’s
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
25th Anniversary event held in April. During this event,
Verizon was recognized for its sponsorship and attendance
as well as networking with PFLAG. |
| GLOBE
formed and promoted a Verizon team to walk in a fundraising
event benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Team
members (along with matching foundation funds) raised
almost $30,000 for APLA. |
GLOBE
worked with the Verizon Foundation to award a $38,000
grant to Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY), a
not-for-profit agency for gay and lesbian teens and families,
to support a workforce development program. The program
will help the the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
(GLBT) community bridge the digital divide through computer
and technology training, helping them keep pace in an
ever-changing job market. In addition to job training
and retention skills to GLBT people seeking employment,
LIGALY's program will also offer employers sensitivity
training on creating a safer workplaces for GLBT, trying
to ensure people won't leave their jobs because they feel
unsafe. Job fairs, mentoring and shadowing programs, and
specialized internet-based employee-employer recruitment
and matching program, complement these services. "Verizon's
grant helps LIGALY prepare GLBT people overcome life-long
disadvantages through computer and technology training,"
says David Kilmnick, LIGALY's Executive Director and co-founder.
This grant will reach an underserved population in our
region, and help them to obtain technology education and
employment opportunities. Verizon is proud to be a partner
in that effort."
For more details, see: New
York and New Jersey Chapter. |
GLOBE
organized a teddy bear drive to benefit sick children
and children affected by AIDS either directly or indirectly
during the holiday season by partnering with Public Affairs,
the Dimock Community Health Center in Boston and the Barbara
Bush Center in Maine. GLOBE collected over 1,100 stuffed
animals and beanie babies from employees though out New
England, New York and New Jersey. GLOBE distributed the
new teddy bears to the Dimmock Community Health Center,
the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical
Center, Girls Inc., a battered woman's shelter in Boston,
and the pediatric wings of Boston area hospitals.
Form more details, see: New
England Chapter. |
| GLOBE
formed an alliance with Verizon's Marketing Support to
participate in Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender focus
groups. |
| GLOBE
members partnered with Public Affairs to participate in
the Verizon corporate initiative, Season’s Readings
assisting with a book fair in Boston. |
| GLOBE
joined members of Public Affairs team on the Long Beach
Pride and Festival Verizon float to reach out to the 150,000
attendees. Working with Retail Markets, Globe members
distributed giveaways and provided product information
at the Verizon booth. GLOBE representatives provided participants
with information on job opportunities at Verizon, as well. |
| GLOBE
continued its Gay Pride Rainbow Flag Project, aimed at
fostering a better understanding of the gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender community. Members of the GLOBE
Speaker’s Bureau travel across Verizon’s territory
speaking to groups, answering questions, and addressing
issues. |
| GLOBE
welcomed two new chapters: Texas
and Western Pennsylvania. |
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