Swampscott Unites, Respects, Embraces Diversity
Our Mission: To Celebrate all aspects of Human Diversity
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Formed in 2016, S.U.R.E. Diversity is a volunteer community group that aspires to encourage, educate and collaborate in building a welcoming, nurturing, respectful and inclusive Swampscott community.
​S.U.R.E Diversity promotes that through understanding that each individual is unique, we can acknowledge and celebrate our individual and group differences. S.U.R.E. Diversity is committed to building individual and community cultural competency**skills and being a voice for promoting diversity and inherent equality for all.
** What is cultural competence? "Simply put it is the ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one’s own."
Resource: National Center for Cultural Competence, nccc.georgetown.edu
Join our bookclub at the Library
every third Monday of the month at 5 p.m.
Each month celebrates a different aspect of diversity - see current events for our book list:
December - In the Time of the Butterflies historical fiction by Julia Alvarez - Human Rights Day (Dec.10)
January - The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
February - The Trayvon Generation (expanded essay with art and poems) by Elizabeth Alexander - Black History Month
March - All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine - K. Wilkinson - Women’s History Month
April - Shubeik Lubeik (graphic novel) by Deena Mohamed - Arab American Heritage
May - Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (memoir) - Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
June - How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures, by Sabrina Imbler (essays) - LGBTQIA Pride Month
July - Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner (memoir) - Disability Pride Month
August - The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches by W.E.B. Du Bois - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
Tell Us Your Story
Coming to America Stories
We are, with the exception of indigenous peoples and descendants of enslaved peoples, ALL immigrants.
Click here to learn more, read stories and
find out how to "Tell us your story."
Black History is Our History
Celebrated February 27, 2024
See video here!
Our Community Group
S.U.R.E. Diversity has led numerous campaigns that help to educate, empower and mobilize our community. Through events organized by our dedicated members and in conjunction with community allies, we work to engender meaningful discussions, individual and community assessments, and constructive cultural change.
Movies, Discussions and Speakers
We often will pair a movie viewing with discussion to help our community understand the message.
Gatherings Against Hate
S.U.R.E. Diversity has built an environment of inclusion and support and we often participate in gatherings against hate in our community or nationwide.
Partnership with Community Groups
We partner with community groups to host events, build coalitions and sustain momentum.
