ABOUT EMILIA

Hi! I’m Emilia Diamant—a teen educator, social worker, reluctant organizer, proud Bostonian, dog mom and Beyhive member. For almost 20 years, I’ve taught on power and justice, whiteness, pop culture, feminism, and the arts across the U.S. and abroad. I earned a degree in Informal Urban Education from NYU and a Master’s in Social Work from UNC-Chapel Hill.  

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As Chief Program Officer at Avodah, I oversee programs empowering Jewish leaders to drive meaningful change. I’ve taught in Boston, New York, North Carolina, Costa Rica, Italy, Israel, and Ukraine, working with learners of all ages, from pre-K to adults. I’m especially passionate about engaging teenagers in exploring their racial, ethnic, and religious identities and turning that exploration into action.

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I’m also proud to be a first-generation member of Tzedek Lab, a network working to mobilize the Jewish community against racism, antisemitism, and white supremacy, and I currently serve as the Treasurer at Boston Workers Circle.

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Through Dimensions Educational Consulting, I direct projects that empower white women+ to lead on racial equity and foster meaningful, cross-racial relationships centered on the experiences of Black women.

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Based in Boston on the sovereign land of the Pawtucket and Massachusett people, I’m a student of critical race theory and emergent strategy, striving to follow the leadership of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and leaders of color. I’m a white woman of Iranian and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and my family includes Holocaust survivors and fierce political resisters.