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WOODS HOLE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 16, 2022 @ 12:00 am - February 17, 2022 @ 12:00 am

Join “Yoga 4 All” with Linda Wells on Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. Registration required: Register HERE. Linda Wells, M. Ed., CYT-500, is Linda Wellness Warrior, Yoga Instructor specializing in Resiliency and Stress Management. Linda is an African American cis-gendered, plus-sized woman residing on the land of the Massachuett (Cambridge, MA). She is a social disruptor of unhealthy societal ideals. Linda offers classes that make the yoga practice inclusive through variations, language, and location. Linda wants to give people the skills to mitigate the challenging circumstances of their lives. On Thursday, February 17 at noon, there will be a  discussion about closing the racial gap in swimming skills and water competency titled: “Who Inherits the Waves?” This is in partnership with the WHOI Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Registration required. Register HERE. It will be livestreamed by FCTV on Public Channel 13 and recorded for later viewing. Panelists include: Dr. Jeff Wiltse – Noted historian and author of Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America; Dr. Nevada Winrow – Founder and President of Black Girls Dive Foundation; Carlee Jackson – Director of Communications for Minorities in Shark Sciences and a member of Black in Marine Science; and Jaida Elcock – Director of Public Relations for Minorities in Shark Sciences and a PhD candidate IN in the MIT/WHOI joint program. The moderator will be Gwyneth Packard, a member of the Woods Hole Black History Month Committee, and a Black/White biracial engineer at WHOI.

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February 16, 2022 @ 12:00 am
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February 17, 2022 @ 12:00 am
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