Stronger Together: Building Unity Through Community

In fall of 2019, Caera and I started volunteering in a new diversity, equity, and inclusion program called Stronger Together. It was originally supposed to be a big, multicultural, family-friendly outdoor event held in downtown Arlington in May, complete with educational activities, swag, food, music, games, art, and more. Because of the pandemic, we had to postpone until September and reconfigure it into a virtual event, which took place today. The brochure is here, if you're interested in the particulars. Caera ran two events: Gaelic Language Introduction for Children, and LGBTQ Vocabulary. 

I'm grateful something like this is happening in our community, and I hope it can get more attention in future years when we can gather in person. I especially want to thank Will Nelson, Director of Equity and Student Success at Arlington Public Schools, for spearheading this event. He's also been leading virtual anti-racism classes and a book group to continue the work.