The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce the return of their lecture series, Evening with an Expert. This year series, “Evening with an Expert: Our Community’s Diversity” will celebrate Fredericksburg’s diversity while examining how we can create a more inclusive future. The speaker lineup will include:
Mauricio Velásquez “Diversity Today – Being More Inclusive Tomorrow“ (October 18): President of The Diversity Training Group (DTG), Mauricio Velásquez’s talk will examine diversity and inclusion today and how people can become agents of change. Mauricio is a nationally recognized author and consultant. He has trained over 950,000 employees, managers, executives in the areas of diversity, gender equity, mentoring, and respect in the workplace.
Mary Ford “From Isolation to Inclusion: Families Living with Intellectual Disability” (November 15): Mary will give a brief history of how early programs intended to educate and train individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) had the unintended consequence of isolating them from their families and communities. She will describe how this created the framework for understanding why today’s programs and services focus on inclusion, on reintegrating people with IDD into our schools, neighborhoods, faith communities and increasingly into the workplace.
These programs will be held at the Renwick Building (previously the Fredericksburg City Renwick Courthouse), 815 Princess Anne Street, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Evening with An Expert is a FREE program. For additional information on this program, please contact Theresa Cramer, [email protected], or 540-371-3037, ext. 138.
For more information on this event, or for additional programming information, please either contact the Museum at 540-371-3037, or visit us at www.famva.org.
The FAM collects, researches, interprets, teaches, and preserves the history, heritage, and culture of the Fredericksburg region. We serve a diverse community through a commitment to inclusion, integrity, credibility, and relevance. We will facilitate an understanding and appreciation of how the acts of those who preceded us have shaped this community and the nation at large—providing both lessons and inspiration as we work together to forge a greater community.
