YWCA Greenwich’s 9th Annual Stand Against Racism Day will take place at the Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room on Friday, April 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. This year’s theme is ͞”Women of Color Leading Change,” and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Susan Toliver, Professor of Sociology at Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y.
The community is invited to join First Selectman Peter Tesei, YWCA President and CEO, Mary Lee A. Kiernan, Interim School Superintendent, Dr. Salvatore Corda, Dorothy Nins, CEO, The Higher Ground, other dignitaries, Greenwich High School students and the First Baptist Church Choir at this annual event.
Two high school seniors will receive the YWCA Greenwich Racial Justice Scholarship and Mary Lee Kiernan will provide an update on the January event, ͞Why Words Still Matter.
Stand Against Racism is a signature event of the YWCA to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional and structural racism in our communities. This event is one part of the larger national YWCA strategy to fulfill the mission of eliminating racism.
Register your business, school, club or nonprofit and take a stand with the YWCA again racism. For further information, contact Joan Mockler, rsvp@ywcagreenwich.org, or call 203-869-6501, ext. 104.
