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TEAM Westport Teen Diversity Essay Contest Awards Event 2023

Tue, April 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT

TEAM Westport, in partnership with The Westport Library, is proud to present the winners of the 10th Annual Teen Diversity Essay Contest.

PLEASE REGISTER HERE for a seat in the Library's Forum.

WATCH THE LIVESTREAM HERE.

The 10th annual event focuses on “The Dialogue Challenge: Effective Engagement on Race, Ethnicity, Religion and LGBTQIA+.”

2023 Essay Charge:

Team Westport’s mission is to make Westport a more welcoming community with regard to race, religion, ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+.  In order to achieve its mission, one of TEAM Westport’s goals has been to promote opportunities for people to come together in dialogue to better understand each other’s experiences, decrease bias, and learn what we have in common. Meaningful dialogue depends on a good faith effort to set aside preconceived beliefs or what we think we know about other people.

In 1,000 words or less, reflect on your own interactions with people who have different racial, ethnic, religious, and/or LGBTQIA+ identities and/or perspectives. What kinds of conversations were particularly helpful in prompting you to rethink your beliefs or opinions, perhaps causing you to change your mind or enabling you to better understand others’ points of view? Based on these experiences, what specific actions would you suggest that individuals, schools, and/or town entities in Westport take to promote good-faith dialogue, reduce bias, and foster understanding?

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Tue, April 18
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
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The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880 United States
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