Thank you to Woburn Public Media for their onsite recordings of these community events!  To learn more about the WPMC programming, please visit https://woburnpublicmediacenter.org/.

 

“Sharing Our Stories” -- May 22, 2024 at The Studio Café, Woburn

Link to recording:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH76ja3f6Ho&t=466s

This community conversation featured Woburn neighbors, including:

• Mr. Shafiq Ssemwogerere (Uganda), Ms. Olga Sacasa (Nicaragua), Woburn Memorial High School (WMHS) EmbRACE Club student speakers

• Program Host: Ms. Samantha Stone, City of Woburn, Outreach and Communication

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“The Road To Peace,” A Collaborative Jewish-Muslim Discussion – June 20, 2024 at Woburn Public Library 

Link to recording:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxg8TrW5YPQ&t=574s

Hosted in collaboration with the Islamic Council of New England, and the Boston Workers Circle for Jewish Culture and Social Justice.

Featured panelists included:

• Ms. Asima Silva, Co-Founder, EnjoinGood

• Mr. Martin Bentz, Retired Senior Administrator for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations  

• Dr. Jon A. Levisohn, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Educational Thought, Brandeis University

• Dr. Yaser Najjar, Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University

• Rev. Ashlee Wiest-Laird, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain, MA

• Rabbi Brian Walt, Co-Founder: Rabbis for Human Rights-North America

• Moderator: Rev. Annie Gonzalez, Minister of Faith Development, First Parish, Bedford, MA.

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“Sharing Our Stories” -- October 24, 2024 at the Studio Café, Woburn

Link to recording:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T46B_bH1Sw

This community conversation featured Woburn neighbors, including:

• Ms. Andrins Renaudin (Haiti), Mr. Peter Lutnik (Netherlands), Woburn Memorial High School (WMHS) EmbRACE Club student speakers

• Program Host:  Mr. Chris DiMeo, Know Your Neighbor Woburn Executive Director

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“Sharing Our Stories”  -- November 14, 2024 at the Studio Cafe, Woburn

Link to recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4U6Vh4I0CU&t=178s

Hosted in collaboration with the City of Woburn's Department of Veterans Services, the United Veterans' Council of Woburn, and DAV Chapter 88 Woburn, this Community Conversation with Veterans, neighbors, and friends featured:

• Bob Davis, Director of Veterans' Services (U.S. Marine Corps)

• Anthony Langone Jr., Senior Vice Commander UVC Woburn & DAV 88 Woburn (U.S. Air Force)

• Jessie Wetzel, Woburn School Committee (U.S. Army).

• Program Host: Ms. Samantha Stone, City of Woburn Outreach and Communication

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“Voices of Tomorrow” – Wed., March 12, 2025 at The Studio Café, Woburn

Link to recording:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5jCyk5aPpg&t=431s

This community conversation featured Woburn youth leaders, including: 

• Ms. Vitoria Pimental, Mr. Jacoby Altman, Mr. Samuel Gerry, Mr. Noah Dhaliwal, Mr. Noah Sheldon, Mr. Muhiddin Mohuddin

• Program Director and Host:  Mr. Omar Mohuddin

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“Sharing Our Stories” – Wed., Oct. 8, 2025 at The Studio Café, Woburn

Link to recording:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9my1nF1RpWs.

This community conversation featured Woburn neighbors including:

• Ms. Maria Teresa Nagel, Dr. Samadrita (Sam) Bhattcharyya, Ph.D., and Mr. Mehmet Dogan

• Program Host:  Ms. Jessie Wetzel

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