Concord & Carlisle: Our Communities Through a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lens

Concord & Carlisle: Our Communities Through a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lens

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education will be presenting a four-part series: Concord & Carlisle: Our Communities Through a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lens.

  • September 29 –History—Focus on Indigenous People and African Americans in our towns. Location: Concord Main Library (129 Main Street).
  • October 13 – Education—Public and Private: How to ensure that all students feel welcome and included. Location: Concord Main Library (129 Main Street). 
  • October 27 –Land Use, Zoning & Housing: An understanding of the factors which influenced housing in our communities and an exploration of what could be done to diversify available housing. Location: Tri-Con Church (54 Walden Street).
  • November 10 – How can we make Concord and Carlisle more welcoming?                    Summary of the first three sessions, followed by a facilitated discussion on how we can move forward. Location: Tri-Con Church (54 Walden Street).

All of the sessions will start at 7 p.m. and last one and one-half hours. Locations will be available soon, or you can join on Zoom. Save the dates now and invite your friends and neighbors who may not be League members, as we want to make this a true community happening. For more information, contact the chairs at DEI [at] lwvcc.org.

Session 1: History -- A Focus on Indigenous People and African Americans and their roles in Concord and Carlisle. Our moderator is Mr. Grant Hightower, Dean of Students at Concord Academy. The speakers are:

  • Professor Robert Gross, a University of Connecticut Professor Emeritus of Early American History, who specializes in the social and cultural history of the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War. Professor Gross focuses particularly on New England.
  • Reverend Jim Sherblom, whose interests range from theology to history to venture capitalism and who has a particular interest in indigenous people in our community. 
  • Doctor Maria Madison who combines civic engagement with history and a career in public health.    

All sessions are free and will start at 7 p.m. and last one and one-half hours. Please pre-register online: Look for “Concord and Carlisle: Our Communities Through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens.”  The Zoom link is available by registering for the program.

For more information or if you would like to help with fundraising and/or the organizing activity, please contact the chairs at DEI [at] lwvcc.org.

Visit the DEI webpage