Mary Lee Kiernan

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High School Students Honored at YWCA Greenwich’s 15th Stand Against Racism

“One reason racism remains powerful is it is embedded in our culture and social institutions and upheld each and every time we fail to see it fail, fail to acknowledge it, fail to disrupt it or fail to be anti-racist. My hope today is the the Stand Against Racism is more than a moment in time, more than a photo.” – Erin Crosby, Director of Women’s Empowerment & Racial Justice, YWCA Greenwich Continue Reading →

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YWCA Greenwich Announces 2021 Women Who Inspire Award Honorees

WCA Greenwich is proud to announce the 2021 Women Who Inspire Award honorees: Wendy Block; Anna Cerra, RN, DNP; Andrea F. Douglas, MD, FAANS, FACS; Deirdre Shay Kamlani; Clarena L. McBeth, LMHC, LMPC; Elaine Ubiña; Yonni Wattenmaker; Allison J. Wolowitz; and Jacqueline D. Woods. Continue Reading →

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YWCA Greenwich Honors MLK: Vote, Run For Office, Take Risks, Embrace Failure, Stop Saying Sorry

“So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote, I do not possess myself. I cannot make up my mind – it is made up for me.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr from the “Give Us the Ballot” speech, 1957 Continue Reading →

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