Getting Started on the EDI Journey with the Kennett Symphony

Webinar #1 of the Catalyst Learning Series EDI Lessons from the Field

Some of the best lessons in life are learned in community, alongside our peers, partners, and colleagues. Hear from orchestra leaders across the country who will share their experiences in forging paths for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) to increase justice and belonging.

For many, getting started on the EDI journey is one of the biggest challenges ahead. There is so much to be learned from the ways we begin. In this 60-minute Catalyst Webinar, we’ll talk with the Kennett Symphony about lessons learned, unexpected obstacles, and what it means to get to the next level through commitment, willingness, and collaboration.

Speaker: Monica Buffington, Executive Director, Kennett Symphony

Moderator: McKensie Mack, Founder and CEO, MMG

Who Should Watch?

Arts administrators, musicians, volunteers, and board members from organizations of all budget sizes, as well as anyone interested in learning more about how to start an EDI journey at an orchestra.

Cost

$15 for members
$25 for non-members

About the Moderator

McKensie Mack (they/them)
Founder & CEO, MMG

McKensie Mack is a trilingual anti-oppression consultant, researcher, analyst, and the founder & CEO of MMG. MMG is a global social justice organization that specializes in organizational change management through a lens of data equity; helping people transform culture, practices, and policies at the intersection of race, gender, class, disability, and LGBTQIA+ identity. Their clients are currently based all over the world in the U.S., the UK, France, South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, Spain, and Peru. McKensie is the former inaugural Executive Director of Art+Feminism, one of the largest gender equity focused projects on Wikipedia.

Questions?

Please contact Member Services at member@americanorchestras.org.

This webinar is made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Additional support is provided by American Express, the Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.