WOW hosts spirited MLK Breakfast
World of Wellesley steps up programing
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
While it can be said that the power of a community to sustain change comes from its ability to discover what it cares most about, Wellesley points to the World of Wellesley to light the way.
Over the fall, one of the programs WOW featured was the critically acclaimed documentary,...
WOW discusses ‘Color of the Law’
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) sponsored their third Annual Community Book Discussion on "The Color of the Law - A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein. Weeks prior to the community conversation, which was lead by Rothstein and special...
Diversity Summit inspires culture of inclusivity
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Wellesley Community Center opened its doors for all to enjoy, learn, and grow at the World of Wellesley’s fourth annual Diversity Summit on October 21. The World of Wellesley (WOW) aims to make the town a more welcoming and inclusive place by understanding and celebrating diversity.
At the annual...
WOW celebrates community in Wellesley
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Over the weekend, the World of Wellesley held a summer gathering at Warren Park to celebrate community. Boston families and new families were welcomed alike over sandwiches, fruit and other refreshments. Over 200 people were in attendance, welcomed by organizers Allison Britton, Kate Griffith, Sajida Khudairi, Russ Cramer and WOW...
World Of Wellesley leads annual MLK Breakfast
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The 17th annual World of Wellesley MLK Breakfast was called “a huge success” by attendees, who were estimated at over 100. Among this year’s highlights were keynote speaker Chuck Collins, the Harvard College Kuumba Singers, and an announcement by WOW President, Michelle Chalmers, that the non-profit organization intends to roll...
Diwali comes to Wellesley Community Center
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) were the primary sponsors for the 2016 Diwali program held at the WCC last month.
Members of the Wellesley Indian community, Manisha Varma, Rimi Chaudri, Marguerite Chatalier and WOW President Michelle Chalmers decorated the room already lit by glittering chandeliers...
Wellesley holds solidarity gathering
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Late Sunday afternoon on the last weekend of the summer, members of the Wellesley Community gathered on the Town Hall green in support of a local family with hopes of bringing the community together in solidarity against hate. The family gathering was organized by the World of Wellesley (WOW)...
Solidarity gathering against racism
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
As part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Paris speech in 1910, he said, “it is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in...
Author Speaks in Wellesley About ‘Waking Up White’
By Via Perkins
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The final event closing the community reading of Debby Irving’s book “Waking Up White” took place on February 4 at 7 p.m. More than 20 groups in Wellesley and beyond committed to reading and holding group discussions around Irving’s revealing, hard-hitting memoir. Three months spent considering the impacts of race, power,...
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