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Upcoming Events

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    Mon, Jan 15
    Needham High School
    Needham High School, NHS, Admiral Gracey Drive entrance
    Please join us for our annual MLK Day observation and celebration. This family-friendly event will features music and presentations to honor MLK. This year's theme is Bridging and Belonging. Doors open at 9:30 for refreshments. Tickets are not required. Free event. Donations welcome.
  • Needham Diversity Summit
    Needham Diversity Summit
    Sun, Nov 05
    Needham
    Needham, 200 Harris Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    NDI and NRN invite you to the 12th Diversity Summit. This year's theme is Bridging and Belonging: Local Stories and a Roadmap for Change. See below for details. Masks required. Registration appreciated: https://forms.gle/prneL9QoUZ1dFzdEA (cut and paste this URL or use the link in the Details below)
  • Needham Diversity Summit
    Needham Diversity Summit
    Mon, Oct 30
    Pollard Middle School
    Pollard Middle School, 200 Harris Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    NDI and NRN invite you to the 12th Diversity Summit. This year's theme is Bridging and Belonging: Local Stories and a Roadmap for Change. See below for details. Masks required. Registration appreciated: https://forms.gle/prneL9QoUZ1dFzdEA
  • July 4th Parade
    July 4th Parade
    Tue, Jul 04
    Needham
    Needham, Needham, MA, USA
    Walk with us to celebrate July 4th and your commitment to diversity in Needham!
  • Race Amity Day Celebration
    Race Amity Day Celebration
    Sun, Jun 11
    Amity Path at the Needham Reservoir
    Amity Path at the Needham Reservoir, Needham Reservoir, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Join us for a family-friendly, fun-filled celebration! Race Amity celebrates and affirms the friendships between people of diverse backgrounds and is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of June. Needham's celebration will be held at Amity Path at Needham Reservoir on June 11, 2023 from 4-6pm.
  • Needham Connects - Rough Sleepers book discussion
    Needham Connects - Rough Sleepers book discussion
    Thu, May 11
    Please register for Zoom link - see below
    Please register for Zoom link - see below
    Join the Needham Connects book discussion! Author Tracy Kidder helps us better understand the journeys of some folks who “choose” to sleep “rough,” meaning without shelter.  If you have ever walked by someone sleeping in a doorway and averted your gaze, this book is for you. It is for all of us.
  • Chad Williams / Abigail Cooper - Author Talk
    Chad Williams / Abigail Cooper - Author Talk
    Mon, Apr 24
    Needham Free Public Library
    Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA 02494, USA
    Chad Williams will speak about his latest book - The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois's reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I―and a new understanding of one of the great twentieth-century writers. For more information and registration, use this link:
  • Conversations in Health, Race, and Equity with author Linda Villarosa
    Conversations in Health, Race, and Equity with author Linda Villarosa
    Thu, Mar 30
    Virtual event
    Virtual event
    Please join us and our Olin College community partner for an important discussion around Health, Race, and Equity with Linda Villarosa, author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and the Health of Our Nation. See below to register and receive Zoom link.
  • Needham Connects - Under the Skin book discussion
    Needham Connects - Under the Skin book discussion
    Thu, Mar 02
    please register for Zoom link
    please register for Zoom link
    A must read for healthcare consumers and providers - in other words, all of us! Register at needhamlibrary.org/events; click on March 2 to enter your information and receive the Zoom link.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
    Mon, Jan 16
    Needham High School
    Needham High School, Admiral Gracey entrance
    Join us for a meaningful morning of music and inspiration. Needham High School 10-11:45am.
  • Needham Diversity Summit
    Needham Diversity Summit
    Sun, Nov 06
    Pollard Middle School with remote option
    Pollard Middle School with remote option, 200 Harris Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Please mark your calendars for the 11th Annual Needham Diversity Summit! This year's theme is Building Our Future Together: Act for Justice. Select the Details button for registration link.
  • Harvest Fair - Voices In Unity Booth
    Harvest Fair - Voices In Unity Booth
    Sun, Oct 02
    Greene's Field
    Greene's Field, 20 Pickering St, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Please visit NDI and other social justice groups at the Voices In Unity booth!
  • Race Amity Day
    Race Amity Day
    Sun, Jun 12
    Needham Reservoir, 500 Dedham Ave.
    Needham Reservoir, 500 Dedham Ave., 500 Dedham Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Celebrate friendship between people of different races and cultures, with free music, food, and activities at the bucolic Needham Reservoir and Amity Path.
  • Needham Connects - diversity book discussion
    Needham Connects - diversity book discussion
    Thu, May 26
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Join us for a stimulating discussion of Joy Harjo's memoir, A Poet Warrior. To receive a Zoom link, please click on the Details button to register.
  • NDI Test Event Six
    NDI Test Event Six
    Tue, Apr 12
    Congressional Church Needham
    Congressional Church Needham, 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Come join NDI as we discuss BIPOC relations in the greater Needham area.
  • NDI Test Event Five
    NDI Test Event Five
    Thu, Apr 07
    Congressional Church Needham
    Congressional Church Needham, 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Come join NDI as we discuss BIPOC relations in the greater Needham area.
  • NDI Test Event Four
    NDI Test Event Four
    Tue, Apr 05
    Congressional Church Needham
    Congressional Church Needham, 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Come join NDI as we discuss BIPOC relations in the greater Needham area.
  • NDI Test Event Three
    NDI Test Event Three
    Mon, Mar 21
    Congressional Church Needham
    Congressional Church Needham, 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492, USA
    Come join NDI as we discuss BIPOC relations in the greater Needham area.
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