The newly-formed Long Island Women’s Diversity Network announced the schedule of workshops and panels for their first Women’s Diversity Summit to be held on March 24 at SUNY College at Old Westbury.
The conference has over two dozen workshops and panels that cover a wide range of topics including race and ethnicity, children and youth issues, exploring LGBTQIA lives, advocacy and activism, women and politics, and the impact of social inequality.
“This conference is held in honor of Women’s History Month, and our goal is to celebrate all of Long Island’s diverse communities”, states Shanequa Levin, Every Child Matters-LI campaign director and the Diversity Network’s chair. “The strong lineup of programs represents our attempt to engage participants in lively discussions and active learning around meaningful topics for 21st Century Long Island. Participants should expect to leave the Summit with different perspectives on the complex issues we face today.”
Levin continued “One of our more thought-provoking panels is ‘The Language of Cultural Awareness: Using Words that Connect, Heal and Empower.’
Adesuwa Obasohan, from the National Council of Negro Women, will be moderating a panel of diverse community advocates to discuss the use of language and how it impacts the general public’s understanding of and connection with minority communities.“
The first Women’s Diversity Summit will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Campus Center of SUNY College at Old Westbury. The Summit runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with plenty of time to socialize and network. The 2018 LIWDN Summit is a project of Every Child Matters and over 30 other community-based organizations and is co-sponsored by SUNY Old Westbury.
For more information contact: Shanequa Levin, L.I. Women’s Diversity Network chair at liwomensdiversity@gmail.comor call (631) 885-8044
