Workshop: More Sustainable, Equitable Social Change

Many Howard County community members want to advance equity, inclusion and justice. However, we often experience overwhelm, confusion, and burnout in these efforts, particularly given the compounding crises and issues around us.  

Deepa Iyer, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Building Movement Project and author of Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, has tools we can use.  

Join Howard County Library System on May 2nd for a free, in-depth workshop on how to be stronger, healthier change makers; achieve more equitable social change; and build social change ecosystems that last.   

In this workshop, you will: 

• Clarify your roles in equitable social change 

• Learn effective practices to sustain your long-term commitments and deepen your solidarity with others.  

• Engage with a panel of local leaders sharing insights and perspectives on sustainable and equitable change in Howard County  

• Expand your network of social change collaborators and allies 

• Hear about and share upcoming events and opportunities 

This free, day-long workshop is designed for people at every stage of individual and organizational journeys towards justice, equity and solidarity.  

Registration includes lunch and a copy of Iyer's book,  Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection. Please note any dietary restrictions below. 

This event is sponsored by the Horizon Foundation. 

ABOUT DEEPA IYER

Deepa is a South Asian American writer, lawyer, strategist, facilitator, and activist. She is a Senior Advisor at Building Movement Project and director of Solidarity Is, a project that provides trainings, narratives, and resources on building deep and lasting multiracial solidarity.

She served as executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) for a decade and has held positions at Race Forward, the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, and the Asian American Justice Center.

Deepa’s first book, We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future (The New Press 2015), received a 2016 American Book Award. She hosts a podcast called Solidarity Is This to explore solidarity practices. She has received fellowships from Open Society Foundations and the Social Change Initiative, and in 2019, she received an honorary doctoral degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Deepa serves on the Advisory Council of the Emergent Fund.

An immigrant who moved to Kentucky from India when she was twelve, she graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School and Vanderbilt University.

The SCI Fellowship allowed Deepa to deepen relations between and reflect on how best to support more effective social change practices in the United States and Europe.