2021 Virtual Unity Breakfast

A virtual gathering.  Due to the pandemic the 2021 Watertown Unity Breakfast (UB21), on January 18, was a virtual gathering created in a partnership with WCA-TV.  Over 800 people -- twice the normal in-person attendance of 400 -- viewed the event.   

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The entire program was pre-recorded, and is available for on-demand viewing.

UB21 included traditional parts of past programs ...
 

  • Honorary Host Michael Bobbitt, Artistic Director of the New Rep Theater
     

  • Keynote Speaker Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, advocate for ecological & social justice
     

  • Essay contest winners from the Middle School and High School

  • Unity Award presentation to Rhode Moise, Program Director, Watertown Boys & Girls Club

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    UB21 also included something new - story sharing, with members of the Watertown community (youth and adults) sharing their personal experiences of bias and discrimination.  

     

    Call to action.  The program ended with a "call to action" for all UB21 participants, referencing a special Unity Breakfast "Action Resource Guide"

    Banner parade.  A group of students and residents created banners with quotes from civil rights leaders.  These banners were mounted on trucks and cars for a banner parade throughout Watertown in the afternoon after the program.

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