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Needham
Diversity
Initiative

Creating a Culture
of Inclusion for All

Join us for a very special morning! The program, entitled "We the People",  is a collaboration between NPS students and the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center. It includes performances of music, song, dance, spoken word, and large scale puppetry. Don't miss it!

doors open at 9:30am for refreshments

program runs 10-11:30am

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Observance

Join us for a very special morning of larger-than-life puppetry, spoken word, dance, and song.

Monday, January 19, 2026

Needham High School Auditorium

doors open at 9:30am for refreshments

program runs 10-11:30am

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What we believe at NDI

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NDI believes that we can make the world better through personal commitment to change and ongoing service to our community. It is our collective and individual responsibility to right acts of injustice and to work toward the elimination of all forms of prejudice and marginalization. We acknowledge the long history of socio-political forces that have created systemic racism and sustain current inequities.

 

We believe that the path to a more peaceful, just, and equitable society can be created by fostering genuine relationships and amity among individuals, communities, and institutions.

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Engage

NDI engages at the grassroots level with individuals, groups and communities of all identities in constructive discourse to make Needham more understanding and welcoming of diversity.
 

Join us for Needham Connects book discussions at the Needham Public Library.

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Empower

Through collective action NDI empowers the participants in our programs to recognize that each and everyone can be an agent for positive change.
 

Above, Rev. Catie Scudera speaks at the community observance of the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder in May 2021.

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Educate

We endeavor to develop and present programs that will inspire, educate and lead to understanding of the essential oneness of humanity.
 

Learn from acclaimed speakers such as Dr. Gary Bailey, keynote speaker at the 2021 Needham Diversity Summit.

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Our Collaborators

We are grateful for the support and collaboration of these organizations

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