Needham’s 7th Annual Diversity Summit
Taking Action
What is the Diversity Summit?
The Needham Diversity Summit brings together community leaders, friends, neighbors, and students to explore, foster, strengthen, and celebrate Needham’s diversity – of socioeconomic status, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnic identity, and age. The annual event aims to create a network of people committed to creating an equitable and welcoming town and encouraging Needham residents to think in new ways about our evolving community.
The Needham Diversity Summit brings together community leaders, friends, neighbors, and students to explore, foster, strengthen, and celebrate Needham’s diversity – of socioeconomic status, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnic identity, and age. The annual event aims to create a network of people committed to creating an equitable and welcoming town and encouraging Needham residents to think in new ways about our evolving community.
Photos from the 2017 NDI Summit
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2017 Diversity Summit
Afternoon Workshop: From Bystander to Upstander Facilitated by True Story Theater True Story Theater is a nonprofit theater company that offers 50-75 improvisational performances and workshops a year for community groups, businesses, and individuals mostly in the greater Boston area.
The cast of True Story Theater guided the audience through a series of scenarios --that included role-play and self-reflection—to help them become more comfortable with speaking up for themselves and others. This workshop aims to teach participants how to shift from passive bystanders to active upstanders in an empathetic and respectful way. We can build bridges and be an upstander, too! |
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2017 Panelists and Presenters
[Presenter Bios HERE] |
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Asma Bawla
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2017 NDI Summit Supporters:
Needham Community Education Needham Public Schools Needham Human Rights Committee Needham Cultural Council Massachusetts Cultural Council Needham Free Public Library Needham Congregational Church |
