YWCA's Annual
We Believe Event
At YWCA Central Carolinas, we believe in eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Our 2022 virtual event highlighted:
Testimonies from YWCA Central Carolinas team members sharing what inspires them in their work at YWCA.
The story of Dominique Small, a graduate of YWCA’s Families Together transitional housing program.
Messages from our Empower Equity event sponsors, Bank of America and Duke Energy | Piedmont Natural Gas.
You can watch the entirety of our 2022 program on our YouTube Channel!
For our We Believe 2022 event, Shelley Smith, YWCA’s Board President, gave opening remarks, Kirsten Sikkelee, YWCA’s CEO, delivered a ‘state of the union’ for our organization, and our We Believe keynote speech was delivered by Justin Perry, Therapist and Community Activist. Justin Perry’s speech focused on the intersectional nature of our mission, eliminating racism and empowering women. You can watch his keynote at time stamp 20:24.
Thank you to our 2022 event sponsors.
Empower Equity
Empower Justice
Empower Freedom
Empower Dignity
Empower Peace
Watch previous keynotes and stories from YWCA’s We Believe events
Want to see more keynote speeches and videos from our annual past We Believe events? Check out YWCA’s Youtube playlist!