Social Justice

Dear NTL Members,  We at NTL are incensed over the most recent homophobic and anti-Semitism hate crimes in the United States. In Colorado, five people were murdered and 19 injured by a gunman at a LGBTQ+ nightclub.  Also, Kanye West, a celebrity, made anti-Semitic remarks and the media has shown signs that state, “Kanye was…

NTL Public Statement – Statement About Anti-Asian | Pacific Islander Hate Friday, March 26, 2021 Dear Friends and Colleagues,  NTL mourns the victims of the mass murders in Atlanta, six of whom were  Asian women.  This “bad day” ended the lives of 8 individuals and permanently changed the lives of their families. We say their names.  The Asian women who…

NTL Public Statement – Responding to President Trump’s Memo on Diversity Training Monday, September 21, 2020 Dear Friends and Colleagues,  We of the Social Justice Hub of NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science are disturbed by President Trump’s recent memo regarding diversity training. This memo, M-20-34 issued on September 4, 2020, states that the executive…

NTL Public Statement – Responding to Systemic Racism Monday, June 22, 2020 Dear Friends and Colleagues,  We at the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science are horrified, enraged, and grieving the brutal murders of Black people. We stand in solidarity with the fight against White supremacy in the United States and in other parts of the world.…

NTL Public Statement – June 4, 2020 The following is the personal message from NTL Board Chair, Janie Payne, sent to NTL membership. Dear NTL Members, It is a very tough time for most of us. When I think about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and David McAtee, I ask myself how long can…

This statement was written in April, 2018, in response to the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks coffee shop. As an organization that does work to enable a more just and compassionate world through individual development, diversity and inclusion work, and organizational change, we, NTL, offer several reflections around the recent incident at…