# Our New Best Friends: Diversity On & Off Stage

> Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/our-new-best-friends-diversity-on-off-stage/
> Updated: 2021-01-06T18:36:40+00:00
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> Categories: Articles, CLT Creatives | Contributors: Tim Miner

Diversity On & Off Stage is a collective of artists in Charlotte, North Carolina amplifying the voices of creatives across all genders, races & sexual orientations.

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### **Diversity On & Off Stage**

Charlotte stages can make us laugh, cry, sing and dream … sometimes simultaneously. They often make us confront uncomfortable truths about life. Even now, quieted by COVID-19, stages have the power to inspire us to change.

Stages — and the people who perform on them — can engage hearts and minds to confront and address social justice. And, that’s what our new best friends at **Diversity On & Off Stage** are all about.

Formed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the group is a collective of Charlotte-area artists and arts leaders dedicated to providing resources and a network to help leaders build equitable, just, inclusive practices for their organizations.

To help creatives hold each other accountable, Diversity On & Off Stage is encouraging individuals and organizations to take [their Pledge](https://diversityonandoffs.wixsite.com/diversityonoffstage/take-the-pledge) to be an advocate for a better community for all.

The group has also embraced a new kind of stage … Zoom. Each month, the group plays host to a Zoom event focuses on fostering diversity and inclusion in a different area of the arts. Meetings are open to the public. Upcoming topics include:

- Jan. 25, 2021: Dancers and the Dance Community
- Feb. 22, 2021: Comedy Scene
- Mar. 22, 2021: Film and Video
- Apr. 26, 2021: Fashion Focus

[Learn more about monthly meetings here.](https://diversityonandoffs.wixsite.com/diversityonoffstage/events)

### **Share the Stage with this Collective**

[INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/diversityonoffstage/) | [WEBSITE](https://diversityonandoffs.wixsite.com/diversityonoffstage)