Onondaga Community College: Celebrating Our Unity

Press release from Onondaga Community College:

Roger Mirabito

February 24, 2022

Onondaga Community College celebrated the diversity of its campus community during the spring semester Unity Day. Festivities were held February 23 across campus. The theme of the event was "One Love, One Heart" and paid tribute to retiring OCC President Dr. Casey Crabill and singer, songwriter, and musician Bob Marley.

The event was organized by the student-led Unity Day Committee which includes Elyssia Baez, Kenneth Bivens, Grace Earle, Dreeasia Garner, Damon Gilstrap, Thuw J-Elmi, Heather Patrick, Tyler Reynolds-Woods, Allyssa Sievers, Nya Williams, and Angel Gonzalez who was co-chair of the event. "Unity Day allows everyone to take part in other cultures and other traditions that aren't necessarily for them and to appreciate others. At the end of the day, whether we look different or come from different backgrounds, we are all people and we can all enjoy each others time and space. Unity Day should be at all institutions. It can change people's view," said Gonzalez.

Students paint tiles for the Bob Marley mosaic.

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