What Is The Multicultural Symposium Series?
It's a world community connected through multiculturalism. The Multicultural Symposium Series is a face to face, online, and broadcasting community designed to further the advancement of worldwide multiculturalism and global diversity. Founded in 2008 by social entrepreneur Carole Copeland Thomas, The Multicultural Symposium Series (MSS) creates new opportunities for academia, business, government, education, students, and the community at large to build new strategic alliances that will forge stronger relationships across the global divisions of ethnicity, race, gender, economics, age, religion, politics, class, and ideological differences. The Multicultural Symposium Series is dynamic and interactive . The first three MSS conferences were held at Bentley University. Now the activities continue through Weekly E-Newsletters, Monthly Membership Webinars, Conferences, and Interactive Dialogue between Members, Colleagues, and Plain Ol' People who value Multiculturalism and Global Diversity. Goals •Reinforce cultural bridges •Strengthen retention and recruitment efforts within business, education, and non-profit organizations •Create new dialogue within the multicultural community and beyond •Bridge the gap between academia, business, government, education, healthcare, students, and community groups •Provide an ongoing platform for cross cultural exchange, conversation, ideas, and partnerships What Makes This Unique: An Ongoing Dialogue With Global Communication Between Each Activity Unlike most conventions and conferences held on an annual basis, this initiative has been different from the start. Ongoing dialogue will be developed so that each conference/activity will NOT be a stand alone event. Ongoing Activities Linked To Each Other Each activity will build on the strength of the previous event(s) by using technological resources: • An Interactive Website with Social Networking Capabilities (this website!) • Electronic Newsletter/Blog • Forum For A Virtual Online Community • Monthly Member Only Webinar Series on Key Topics • Members Only Section On The MSS Website • Focus Groups • Other relevant communication instruments • Online Worldwide Community: 3000-5000 participants • Four Color Print Magazine (Debuting in 2011 as Connections Magazine) |  Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School  Dennis Graham of Amtrak  EMC's Edwina Mays, Evan Walker & Jackie Glenn  ABC's Robin Roberts w/ Carole    |
