equitable strategies
Soneela’s experience as an artist, arts administrator and EDI professional have led her to the work of supporting the development and maintenance of strategies aimed at generating a culture of equity in workplaces and education spaces, as well as advising artists engaging in community-based social justice work. She customizes her approach to fit a variety of needs and intentionally applies a lens of racial equity to all of her work. Select engagements below:
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Production and moderation of webinar, "Racial Equity in Creative Placemaking"
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Coaching of artist leading community engaged projects over a three-month period
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Co-led development, over a 3-month period, of an original online theatre piece performed by 16 high school students dealing with issues of race and racism on the school's campus.
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Co-facilitated discussion with faculty to extract lessons on how to make a cultural shift in the institution.
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Internal EDI consulting over a 6-month period from initial survey to EDI strategy development.
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Leadership of Working Group focused on fostering a culture of equity within the organization.
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Upcoming: Co-leadership of a series of classes for high school students about the intersection of theatre and activism.
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Upcoming: Co-leadership of the development of a piece meant to incite community dialogue around issues of race, equity, and intersectionality
other collaborators include:
Center for Performance and Civic Practice, The New School, Portland State University