On June 10, 2018, CO:LAB facilitated a workshop on social equity for students and faculty of the University of Hartford’s Nomad/9 MFA program. (Quick aside, Nomad/9 is a new, innovative graduate art program. Check it out here: www.nomad9mfa.org). This workshop represents the first of its [...]
Rich has been working with legislators on a couple of social equity bills, including the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act and today's passing bill on pay equality. A key part of this bill is about preventing potential employers from asking about past salary. Statistics [...]
Rich has been working on the AIGIA Design for Democracy initiative: Building Community Power. You can read what he has to say about the intersection of community engagement, civic engagement, power, and design in this interview with Design Observer, with Brian Miller of Nonprofit VOTE, [...]
We are happy to share that CO:LAB’s principal, Richard Hollant, has joined the Board of Directors at Billings Forge Community Works. A little about Billings Forge: they are a Hartford-based nonprofit with the mission to provide job training, food access, and sustainable social enterprises to [...]
The City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs believes that the city’s public art and cultural activities are visible expressions of civic pride. Through their initiatives, they aim to contribute to the quality of life of Hartford residents as they experience their community. Rich has [...]
We’ve always supported our staff through all kinds of life experiences through our own version of a Family and Medical Leave Plan. Rich was quite energized to speak to the press on behalf of the workforce of Connecticut to push for the principles we believe [...]
