August 26, 2021
On August 26th, 2021, Ovative Group, a media and measurement company, held a screening and panel discussion event for staff centered around the film, Stranger/Sister.
The panelists included the film’s Co-Director, Katie Taber, as well as Atiya Aftab, Co-Founder of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, as well as Rachel Spilker, Board Member of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom national as well as the National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota and Haydn in the House. The screening was part of an internal initiative from the Inclusion and Development department at the company, and the CEO, and Founder, Dale Nitschke was very involved in all planning aspects of the event, including the panel itself. After the event, we received the following feedback from our liaison at Ovative Group:
“Your talk yesterday is still buzzing with our team. In a leadership meeting this morning, we reflected again on the importance of conversations and connection which definitely resonated in the discussion yesterday. We also talked about the importance of context, and understanding how each other is interpreting the situation/the words being used. Comments I’ve received from the team in the last day after your chat and the documentary have included “so powerful”; “10/10 recommend this”, “a great minder – we all share and want the same things in life”, and the list goes on. You each make a difference in the work you do – thank you for bringing that difference, that impact, to us here too. You’ve created many fans of the Sisterhood here at Ovative!”
