Arlington Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department: series of dialogues on race relations in the community following public forums on dynamics on the police force and in the schools
Series on “Stories of Neurodivergence” sponsored by the Arlington Commission on Disability
Arlington Housing Authority: shows for residents in public housing
Active Bystander Intervention trainings: 3-hour workshop plus performance for many groups
All Bodies fashion show for people with disabilities of all ages
LexPride, for LGBTQ+, a series for seniors, including an intergenerational event. Also an event for participants in a fashion show.
Winchester Multi-cultural Network: 4-part series on inclusion in civic life and affordable housing
Shambhala Center: 4-part series on dialogues about race and collective liberation
Boston City-wide Dialogues on Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Training for citizen reporters for diversity articles for the Arlington Advocate newspaper
Smith College, School of Social Work, annual Diversity Symposium for all the master’s students
Intergenerational LGBTQ+ dialogues: as series of shows hosted by Cambridge Somerville Elder Services and Harvard University
Women’s Institute for Leadership, conference on women in leadership in the labor movement
Task Force Against Discrimination, Marblehead, MA, No Place for Hate Network community event
Fools Mission and Faithful Fools, San Francisco: building authentic relationships across economic differences
Harvard University, for undergraduates, exploring racial and religious diversity
West Concord Union Church, program on learning differences for people
Education
Boston Public School social workers in-service training
Brandeis U.: stories of Palestinian and of Jewish Israeli students
MIT Sloan School: inclusive leadership for MBA students
Northeastern University: undergrad students coming back from internships reflecting on their learning
Salve Regina University: theatre department, workshop & performance
Rochester Institute of Technology: Bystander Intervention trainings for faculty and staff
Harvard University, for resident advisors
Eastern Nazarene College, program on “Invisible identities” and workshop on embodied empathy
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, team-building for administrators and senior faculty
Simmons College School of Social Work, faculty team-building, and training on theatre for social change
Lesley University, conclusion of expressive therapy programs and various conferences
Codman Academy Charter school, workshop for an oral history class of 9th and 10th graders
Cardinal Cushing School, in-service session for staff of a school for children with special needs
Emerson College, theatre students
National homeschooling conference, performance for families
Health
Arlington EATS: Stories of hunger awareness & action
New England Center and Home for Veterans: stories of the veterans
SADOD: Support After a Death by OverDose: performance at their annual conference
Support group for people living with chronic pain–25th anniversary
Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association annual conference: stories of healing
The Conversation Project and First Parish in Bedford Unitarian Universalist: conversations with loved ones about death and dying
Boston Medical Center: stories of people in cancer support groups
Hopespring: retreat for breast cancer survivors
Hospices: Beacon Hospice, Hospice Care Inc., & Health Care Dimensions at the Dana Farber Center, team-building for volunteers
VSA MA, Lesley’s Institute for Arts & Health, and Boston Arts Consortium for Health: conference on brain trauma and healing
Arlington Elder Abuse Task Force, town hall meeting about the experience of elders with abuse and forum of safety information
The Wellness Center: for elderly and disabled residents, on joys and challenges of aging
Star of David Nursing and Alzheimer’s Center: patients telling their stories
Wellness Community: people in treatment for cancer telling their stories
Children’s Room: bereavement center for children and teens who have lost family members
Systems Centered Therapy: international conference
The Center for Cancer Support & Education, in-service nurses training
MA Dept. of Public Health, Keep Moving Program, appreciation event
Marrakech, team-building retreat for staff of a residential program of young adults with disabilities
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly: stories of creativity and important life transitions
Religious
Unitarian Universalist ministers, at a retreat during the pandemic addressing self-care and creative skills for resilience
First Parish UU in Concord, MA, for a congregation in an important time of change
Central Congregational Church in Jamaica Plain, helping the congregation manage a challenging transition
Temple Beth Shalom in Medford, repeated shows for their Sisterhood gatherings
First Parish Church in Bridgewater, for a service on “The Gift of Giving”
Vineyard Church, building bridges of connection among people in the neighborhood
River of Life Church, untold stories
UU Church of Bedford, stories of friendship across class lines, for M.L.K. Day
Wisdom and Money program, social justice Christian network
B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue in New York City, Stories of death & dying plus honoring responses to the massacre in Pittsburgh just a few days earlier.
Businesses
CyberReason, team-building exploring challenges to growth and building more creative collaborative leadership
50:50 Startups: supporting the entrepreneur incubator program for Arab and Jewish business co-founders
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, team-building and creativity workshop
Trillium Investment Advisors, team-building event at corporate retreat
Wainwright Bank, a show on public attitudes about money
Northeast Human Resource Association, Bystander workshop for HR professionals
Success Associates and WIND, networking event for professionals in job transition
Datasys Corporation, team-building event for employees
Young Presidents Organization, Omaha, educational event for members, exploring giving & generosity
MA Community Development Corporations, for their annual gathering
Government agencies and committees
The Town of Arlington Disability Commission
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture training on sexual orientation diversity in the workplace
The Town of Arlington Vision 2020 Diversity Task Group
The Town of Arlington Human Rights Commission
City of Cambridge Historical Commission
Arlington Town Planning Department, public input on bus rapid transit pilot
Cambridge Women’s Commission: Stories of Women Made Visible
Youth leadership
Endicott College, leadership development program for undergrads
National Conference for Community Justice teen leadership camp, opening session for getting to know each other
Britney Spears Foundation camp for performing arts teens, closing session to reflect on week’s learning
Youth Philanthropy Worldwide, program for high school children in Miami on how to make a difference in the world.
Center for Teen Empowerment, in-service training for staff and inner city teens
Youth for Environmental Sanity, for their leveraging privilege jam
Cambridge Community Arts Center, teen leadership program
The Boch Center: teen leader program on social justice
Arts and expressive therapy
The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, annual conferences in 2022 and 2025
Transformative Language Arts Network, annual conference Healing Story Alliance and the National Storytelling Network, annual conference
National Association of Poetry Therapy, annual conference
National Association for Drama Therapy conference, day-long workshop on playback theatre
Applied Improvisation Network, annual conference, performance and workshops
Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Institute, 2021 conference
Arts League of Lowell, stories of being an artist and making a difference in the community
Fundraising, philanthropy and international development
Egyptian social entrepreneurs: training and performance
Giving Forum and New Ventures in Philanthropy conference opening
Threshold Foundation, workshop in Playback Theatre
Gill Foundation, storytelling workshop through Playback Theatre
Rudolf Steiner Foundation’s, Transforming Money conference
Southeastern Council of Foundations, annual conference
Grantmakers without Borders, performance for closing of annual conference
Ecologic international development agency, for a stakeholder’s meeting
1% Club of Philanthropy in Minneapolis, stories of the founder on his retirement
ArtCorps, international arts funding agency, for a fundraising event
Community groups
West Medford Community Center: stories from a historic African-American community
East Somerville Main Streets: getting community input on a mural during its design and after its completion getting feedback.
Cardinal Medeiros Transitional Program: supporting men dealing with homelessness and many recovery from addiction
Project Literacy: Appreciation event for adults learning to read & speak English and their tutors
Community Circle: support group for men who were formerly incarcerated and getting back in the community
Artists Respond to War, to help artists deal with their reactions to the U.S. war in Iraq
Jamaica Plain co-housing community, as a team-building session
The Peace Abbey, as a Sept 11th remembrance
Somerville Growing Center, for teens and their parents about the joys and challenges of growing up
Celebrations
Boston Medical School, an event to honor a celebrated teacher who was leaving
Arlington Town Day, public town-wide event, on the theme of celebrating life in Arlington
May FireArts Festival on the Boston Esplanade
First Night Boston 2004, 2006, and 2007; First Night Groton 2005, to celebrate
