Diversity Council members meet bi-monthly
at Centerville Library,
111 West Spring Valley Road, to share committee updates and to host
public forums on specific cultures, races, religions, and other timely
topics.
The Council's mission is
to bring together governments, schools, businesses, media, faith and
ethnic communities, organizations and individuals to promote
multiculturalism and address issues of diversity.
2011 Meetings:
January 17, 2011, 7:30 a.m. - The Golf Club at Yankee Trace - Annual MLK Breakfast
The Centerville-Washington Diversity Council’s annual celebration of the life
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held Monday, January 17, 2011, 7:30 am,
at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace, 10000 Yankee Street.
The Rev. Robert Jones, Senior Pastor of College Hill Presbyterian Church in
Dayton, and Kate Campbell, country/folk artist from Nashville, Tennessee will
present a weaving of song and story about civil rights and race relations in
America in the 1960s. A graduate of Yale University, Jones is a much honored
community leader with an interest in multi-racial, multi-cultural ministry in
an urban setting. Jones recently received the Liberty Bell Award by the Dayton
Bar Association in recognition of his years of community service. Kate Campbell
is a native of Sledge, Mississippi, who grew up during the civil rights movement.
Sharon Howard, Director, Marketing and Communications for the Dayton
Development Coalition, will return as moderator. Tickets are $12 and
reservations are required by calling the City of Centerville at (937) 433-7151.
For more information on this program contact Jan Harry, (937) 885-0779.
Past
Meetings:
November 4, 2010 - Voice & Stories: Tales from a Diverse Community – see a synopsis and photos of some of the presented stories at www.daytonmostmetro.com/life/voices-and-stories-tales-from-a-diverse-community.html thanks to Debbie Lutz.
September 26, 2006 - Read
a transcript from the panel
discussion: "Gay and Lesbian Issues at the Intersection of Faith and
Public Policy."
