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DIVERSITY AWARENESS WEEK Monday 27th February - Friday 3rd March 2017 Theme: Empowering Diverse Voices in our CommunityDuring Diversity Awareness Week and Every Week, Remember to Honor the GHS Diversity Pledge: “We, the students and staff of Greenwich High School, promise to build a community that promotes mutual respect. We will celebrate our differences and not let them divide us. We will work to understand, educate, and listen to each other.”

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DI V E R S I T Y

A W A R E N E S S W E E K

Monday 27th February - Friday 3rd March 2017

Theme: “Empowering Diverse Voices in our Community ”

During Diversity Awareness Week and Every Week,

Remember to Honor the GHS Diversity Pledge:

“We, the students and staff of Greenwich High School, promise to build a community that promotes mutual respect. We will celebrate our differences and not let them divide us. We will work to understand, educate, and listen to each other.”

A special note of thanks to the PTA for their generous support. Thank you Dr. Winters, Dr. Termini, Ms. Chiappetta-Fox, Ms. David, Ms. Randall, Mr.

Bloch, Ms. Yuan, Ms. Young, Margarita David, Aaron Hull, the ESOL Department and all the members of the 2016 - 2017 GHS DAC for their invaluable insight and support for making

this event possible.

Schedule for the Week

(MC = Media Center Meeting Rooms, PAC = Auditorium, SC= Student Center )

February27th February 28th March 1st March 2nd March 3rd

MON - A TUES - B WED - C THU - D FRI - E

1 4 2 1 2 MC

International Panel Presentation and

Discussion presented by the ESOL

Department

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PAC “Greenwich Voices Speak:Building a generation of Conscientious Youth through Education, Social and Political Activism.” Panel Discussion: Bobby Walker, Jr. Dorothy Nins, Dita Bhargava

3 PAC Panel Discussion: “What is it like to be a Muslim Woman in the US.”

1 PAC Vision Club: Eric Bloch “Recycled Life”

Screening and Q&A

2 MC Interfaith Discussion: Dr. Adeeb will lead this panel discussion.

1 PAC “Voices of the Refugee” Refugee families will speak about the challenges that they face in the US.

3 MC Parker Gambino: “Güiro? Theorbo? Kora? Documenting Cultural Diversity Via Musical Instruments.”

6 MC United Way CEO: David Rabin “Making Tough Choices”

5 PAC Presentation: CAMERA Bio & Presentation

3 PAC Looking In Theatre What we do?

4 PAC Panel Discussion Young Female Leaders at GHS: Olivia Hallisey, Rene Jameson, Willa Doss, and Kate Piotrowski

4 PAC Stonewall Speakers: “Identity equals Voice” Who are we?

5 PAC Judith Altman (Holocaust Survivor) BIO

6 PAC Presentation: CAMERA Bio & Presentation

4 PAC Looking In Theatre What we do?

3 PAC Sarah Hinawi “Preparing for the New World of Work” BIO

5 MC Erin Randall: Hand in Hand & Unified Sports R Word

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8 Lunch Block: 12:09 - 1:14

PAC Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis: “The Power of Choice”

7 PAC Samba New York Come share an interactive introduction to Samba music and dance

Website & Presentation

6 MC Adopt-a-Dog: “Animal Discrimination in Shelters” Woof!!!

BIO & Presentation

6 PAC Torin Perez: “Becoming Inclusive Leaders” BIO

8 PAC Pender-Keady School of Irish Dancers

7 PAC Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis: “The Power of Choice” BIO & Presentation

8 PAC Samba New York “Come share an interactive introduction to Samba music and dance”

Website & Presentation

5 Our Finale event!!! PAC Ballet Hispanico Flyer for the Event

PROGRAM DETAILS

Teachers: To reserve seats for your class at an event, please complete the digital Diversity Awareness Week 2017 Request Form: DAW Request Form 2017 As seating is limited at most events, requests will be honored on a first come, first served basis. Confirmation will be sent via email. Thank you for supporting the program! Reminder: Any student has the right to opt out of a presentation. Please make other arrangements for those students. Thank you.