CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE 2024 TEEN DIVERSITY ESSAY
CONTEST FINALISTS!

2024 Teen Essay Finalists

Teya Ozgen, 3rd Place; Sophia Lopez, 1st Place; Olivia Morgeson, 2nd Place (photo, Pamela Einarsen)

Our Mission.

Issues stemming from multicultural shortcomings are national problems. Yet they exist in Westport too. Achieving and celebrating “a more welcoming, multicultural community with respect to race, ethnicity, religion and LGBTQIA+” offers us a tangible, achievable objective for community activities as well as opportunities for individual commitment. 

If our neighbors represent all the parts of the world in which we live, that will strengthen the community’s fabric – the way our lives interact. 

We will do a better job of preparing our children for their future. 

Our lively civic discourse will become even richer when additional diverse viewpoints are represented. 

And perhaps most importantly, we will increase the possibility that each of us â€” in our own ways and in our own lives — will experience, enjoy and grow from the richness of diversity in our community.

It takes everyone, together, not one group here and there. Othering, in all its forms, runs though our society. It doesn’t affect one group, but all groups. Empathy runs through us all too. Together we are strong.

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How can I help?

Help us achieve our mission to extend, and celebrate a more multicultural community. Your contribution will help support the Teen Essay Contest, special events programming, and other initiatives.