Race & Gender Justice Activist to Keynote Human Relations Commission Annual Dinner

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    A Choral Evensong Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931 - 2021) was held at Westminster Abbey, London. The service was led by The Dean of Westminster The Very Dr David Hoyle with Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter the Reverend Naomi Tutu giving The Address.

    Race & Gender Justice Activist to Keynote Human Relations Commission Annual Dinner

    (Evansville, IN) – Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu will be the keynote speaker at this week’s
    Evansville-Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission Annual Dinner and Mayor’s
    Celebration of Diversity Awards on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at the Old National Events Plaza.

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will be unable to
    speak.

    Mayor Stephanie Terry will present the 2024 Mayor’s Celebration of Diversity Awards.

    Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu is a human rights activist, speaker and educator. Growing up as the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Tutu knew from the time she was young that she wanted to help change the lives of others and make a difference in the world. The challenges of growing up black and female in South Africa taught her that our whole human family loses when we accept situations of oppression, and the teaching and preaching of hate and division injure us all. Rev. Naomi Tutu began her public speaking journey as a college student at Berea College in Kentucky in the 1970s, where she was invited to share her insights on her upbringing in apartheid South Africa with various churches, community organizations and academic institutions. Since then, she has gained recognition as a highly sought-after speaker for diverse audiences, including business groups, professional conferences, elected officials, and church and civic organizations. Aspiring to forge her own unique path, Rev. Tutu’s professional background encompasses roles as an economist and development consultant in West Africa to serving as a program coordinator focused on Race and Gender and Gender-based Violence in
    Education at the African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town. Rev. Tutu has taught and coordinated programs on race and gender for many universities world-wide. She is the recipient of four honorary doctorates from institutions in the United States and Nigeria. Rev. Tutu currently resides in Atlanta and serves as a priest associate at All Saints’ Episcopal.

    The 2024 Mayor’s Celebration of Diversity Awards recognizes businesses, organizations and
    individuals that embrace and celebrate diversity. The following are the 2024 Mayor’s Celebration of Diversity Awards recipients:

    • Sadelle Berger Award Dr. Trinisia Brooks
    • Sadelle Berger Award Philip Siegel (Posthumous)
    • Willie Effie Thomas Development Award Wendy Chinn
    • Sue Woodson Community Relations Award Misty Hartmire
    • Sue Woodson Community Relations Award LaToya Johnson
    • Leadership Award Community Action Program of Evansville
    • Workforce Diversity Award Deaconess Health System

    For additional information, please contact the Human Relations Commission at (812) 436-4927 or email hrc@evansville.in.gov

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