Across Differences
The Real Value of Social Diversity
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: October 16, 2009
2:45pm – 4:15pm
Beyond political correctness, what are the real benefits and challenges of integrating diverse perspectives? Nature indicates that diversity confers resilience—how might we improve how we include and integrate many kinds of people and viewpoints?
Hosted by: Akaya Windwood, CEO of Rockwood Leadership Institute.
With: Sally Roesch Wagner, executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation and a leading expert in women’s rights history; Kari Fulton, national campus campaign coordinator for the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative; Patricia Berne, co-founder/director of Sins Invalid; Zenobia Barlow, executive director of the Center for Ecoliteracy; and Sarah Crowell, program development director of Oakland’s Destiny Arts Center.
Location: A2
Topic Areas: The Arts; Social/Environmental Activism; Women's Leadership; Nature, Culture & Spirit; Youth/Intergenerational
