Emmy Howe is a co-director of the National SEED Project, a peer-led professional development program of the Wellesley Centers for Women that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity. Howe trains educators and community leaders to facilitate experiential, interactive exercises and conversations that explore issues of systemic privilege and oppression.
"In educational settings there are so few spaces and places that are devoid of competition and assessment; spaces and places where tolerance can thrive without an overlay of hierarchy and judgment even for a limited time."