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Apr 27, 2021 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Free and public online lecture and live Q&A session with Bryan Stevenson, Hosted by the UMKC Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair, The Community Remembrance Project-MO, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey. Free but registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. REGISTER: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1236/16/index.aspx?sid=1236&gid=1&pgid=4174&cid=7961 s a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer dedicated to providing help to the poor, incarcerated and condemned.
As founder and executive director of the Montgomery, Alabama, based human rights organization, the Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson has argued and won multiple cases at the U.S. Supreme Court.
His organization has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. He and his staff have won reversals, relief and release from prison for more than 135 wrongly condemned prisoners on death row and relief for hundreds of others wrongly convicted or unfairly sentenced.
Stevenson also launched major new anti-poverty, anti-discrimination efforts challenging inequality in America through the creation of two acclaimed cultural sites: the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. |
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Apr 28, 2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
John Kerrigan, Ph.D., Rockhurst University professor of English, will facilitate a live book discussion about Eddie Glaude Jr.'s biography Begin Again—James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (2020). Space is limited for the FREE live discussion and you must register in advance using the RSVP button below to participate. A limited number of FREE copies of this book are available while supplies last. Learn more or REGISTER. A New York Times Bestseller and Washington Post and Time Magazine Book of the Year for 2020, Begin Againblends biography, history, literary criticism, and memoir with incisive analysis of our current cultural moment. This online event is presented in partnership with Rockhurst University Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Kansas University - Update on COVID-19
May 07, 2021
My research involves a coronavirus protein called a “macrodomain”. I do wish to talk for about 1/3 of the time about our efforts to develop novel inhibitors of this protein that could potentially be used therapeutically. I think it would be interesting for your group to see at a basic level all of what happens in early stage drug development (and I mean very early). The other 2/3s will be related to the Stowers talks you reference below, albeit with my own take on the outbreak as it stands now. #1. Chief Science Officer at Stowers Institute in March reviewed the structure of the virus and the nature of the vaccines in emergency use. We all are well familiar with the spike protein which is a point of attack but our knowledge of the inside of the nucleus may be a bit sketchy. That’s where variants may be found. https://corporate.americancentury.com/content/corporate/en/insights/articles/news-insights/covid19-today-new-variants-vaccines.html The first 20 minutes is the virus structure, the second the nature of the vaccines in use. Vocabulary is ‘friendly’. #2. Prof Fehr spoke at a virtual COVID conference sponsored by Columbia University to sophisticated audience. https://research.columbia.edu/covid/symposia-archive/november4-fehr Therein was mentioned the protein called a ‘macrodomain’, a structure possessed by corona and several other viruses. Even if life sciences are as far from your experience as from mine, one can sense the complexity of the path which the researcher treads. The QnA from other researchers enhances the perspective. Then Tony can give us the Cliff Notes version. |
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May 11, 2021 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Community Conversations-Turning the Page | May 11| 12:00–12:50 p.m. During this series, Dr. Kristina Bridges we will leading a conversation about the book, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. Please note, everyone is welcome. You are not required to have read the chapters or book prior to joining the session. Free Zoom discussion, details at https://www.kumc.edu/events-calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D150415593
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Heartland Chamber Music
May 14, 2021
Kathy Cook is the Executive Director of Heartland Chamber Music an organization which connects, engages and inspires students through a lifetime of music education and performance. Prior to joining Heartland Chamber Music, Kathy spent years advocating for equity in funding for public schools and was inspired to join Heartland to work on the quest for equity in music education through Heartland's String Sprouts program bringing instruments and free music education to children ages 3-8 in under resourced areas in Kansas City. |
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May 18, 2021 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, will meet in ZOOM conversation with Julián Zugazagoitia Director and CEO of the Nelson Museum of Art.
Join us for this special virtual opportunity exploring Secretary Bunch’s idea that “museums should not be community centers, but should be at the center of their communities.”
The conversation will address current issues including how museums set and fulfill goals around social justice, as well as how art and history help us understand our place in the world.
EVENT IS FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED: To RSVP, please call 816.751.1278 or email 1art@nelson-atkins.org. You will receive the Zoom link after you are registered.
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May 25, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Please join our Zoom discussion with Pastor Miles of the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, in Kansas City. This conversation will explore a variety of topics, including exploration of potential ways we can work together to support justice in our community. Join us by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963593658?pwd=dDlMajRoMHFzNHk0UEVFU2tNZUpXUT09 Questions? Reach out to Nancy (nancy@nancyshawver.com)
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Mrs. Kansas 2019 and Kansas Agriculture Advocate
Jun 11, 2021
MRS. KANSAS UNITED STATES - 2019 Randi Cole After losing the ability to hear in her left ear, Randi became heavily involved with The Hearing Charities of America. Along with educating the public about hearing loss and prevention, they collect used hearing aids and refurbish them to give to those less fortunate. Randi is the current 2021 Kansas Ms.United States Agriculture and will compete for the national title next weekend in Orlando, FL. She is an insurance crop adjuster with Hudson by day and an advocate for Kansas Agriculture and farmers and other causes by night. |
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Grata Development - New Trails
Jun 18, 2021
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Jun 22, 2021 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Implicit bias is part of being human and our species could not have survived without developing biases. Research has discovered that despite our best intentions we have deep seated resistance to the differences of others. Implicit biases can take the form of race, gender, physical appearance, personality type or sexual orientation. Recognizing, overcoming, and learning to avoid implicit biases in business interactions is essential to creating a strong and diverse workforce. Join the KC Chamber and Henry E. Lyons, an implicit bias counselor, to learn the four steps people and businesses should take to manage unconscious biases. Free virtual conference. Registration required: https://membership.kcchamber.com/events/details/diversity-inclusion-workshop-series-overcoming-unconscious-bias-12135 |
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Adapt, Improvise, Overcome | 3 Ways to Achieve Leadership Excellence
Jul 09, 2021
Scott works with Academy Leadership as an executive coach and facilitator. He is an accomplished leader and educator with over 15 years of success in organizational leadership, global program and project management, strategic analysis and operational planning in organizations ranging up to 125K employees and $12B in budget. Scott is a retired Army combat veteran who served as an infantry officer, scholar and strategist. His strategic-level assignments focused on Southwest Asia and Europe. He served nine years on the faculties of the Army’s three degree-granting institutions: the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. |
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Jul 29, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Webinar sponsored by Rotary International: Members of the Rotary Diversity-Equity-Incusion Task Force will discuss the current state of DEI in Rotary, as well as share several recent board decisions that reinforce our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The program addresses ways to make inclusivity a core part of what you do rather than just a one-time effort. You may have members who find the changes you’re making difficult, so it’s important to remember the values those changes are based on. This is the final webinar in the Rotary International DEI seminar series. This webinar event is free and open to all. To participate register at: https://rotary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ifIEI5qIRxSE715hFT3vdg |
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Jul 29, 2021 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6 pm Union Station Extreme Screen: documentary, Big Sonia, followed by a Q&A with Sonia Warshawski. $10 fee. Tickets at: https://unionstation.org/event/big-sonia-movie-talk-back/ If you have not yet experienced the documentary BIG SONIA or had the unforgettable opportunity of hearing Sonia Warshawski speak, this is for you. Big Sonia is a documentary of the life of Sonia Warshawski, of Kansas City, a Holocaust survivor. For years, Sonia Warshawski (91) has been an inspirational public speaker at schools and prisons, where her stories of surviving the Holocaust as a teenager have inspired countless people who once felt their own traumas would leave them broken forever. But when Sonia is served an eviction notice for her iconic tailor shop (in a dead mall), she’s confronted with an agonizing decision: either open up a new shop or retire. Ironically, Sonia’s shop is the last open business in an otherwise desolate Kansas City mall, but it contains enough color and liveliness to make up for the entire empty complex. For a woman who admits she stays busy “to keep the dark parts away,” facing retirement dredges up fears she’d long forgot she had, and her horrific past resurfaces. BIG SONIA explores what it means to be a survivor and how intergenerational trauma affects families and generations. Will you let your trauma define you? Or will your past make you stronger?
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"The Summer with Blues" Historic Baseball TopicC6 efitzie@aol.com Casey 8/6/2021
Jul 30, 2021
There are moments in one’s life that completely change their view of the world. For Ed Fitzgerald, it was the summer of 1950 when, as a Catholic boy growing up in a blue-collar Kansas City neighborhood, he got a job working for the hometown Blues baseball team. A stint as ball boy led to an unlikely promotion to clubhouse manager for the visiting teams – a dream come true job for a 14-year-old baseball fan. It was an unforgettable summer of fielding grounders before games, doubleheaders, and ballpark banter. Now in his 80s, Fitzgerald reflects on that fateful season of his youth in a discussion of his book The Summer with the Blues. The story is about his clubhouse experiences, whether it was fetching hotdogs and drinks for opposing players, playing catch with future Hall of Famers, or being introduced to Arthur Bryant’s barbeque by the Blues’ trainer. Fitzgerald is a retired attorney who practiced law in Kansas City for over 60 years. He was a partner if the firm of Downey, Sullivan and FitzGerald for most of those years, He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County, Missouri from 1966 until 1970. He is the former President of the Alumni Board of Directors for Rockhurst University. He has been a die-hard Kansas City sports fan all of his life. |
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Armada Corporate Intelligence
Aug 20, 2021
Dr. Chris Kuehl is a Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients around the world. He is the chief economist for several national and international organizations Prior to starting Armada in 1999 he was a professor of economics and finance for 15 years – teaching in the US, Hungary, Russia, Estonia, Singapore and Taiwan. He holds advanced degrees in economics, Soviet studies and East Asian studies. Chris is the writer/editor of Business Intelligence Briefs and a writer for the Black Owl Report – both publications from Armada. He is an economic analyst for the Armada Strategic Intelligence System and is responsible for the Credit Manager’s Index from NACM as well Fabrinomics from the FMA. |
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Aug 27, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and The University of Kansas Health System present a Zoom seminar on Health Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Presenting speakers from a variety of specialties,roundtable discussions and a leadership panel. FREE Zoom conference, Register: https://www.kumc.edu/events-calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D153805012 The vision for the Assembly is to increase awareness of bias and its impact on patient treatment and health outcomes; promote multidisciplinary review of disparities in care; establish solutions toward mitigating disparities further exacerbated within our medical community. The Assembly will feature 10 – 12 speakers from a variety of specialties, roundtable discussions, and a leadership panel featuring the health system and KU Medical Center administrators.
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Aug 27, 2021 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Sep 02, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for an open conversation with Karl Zobrist, who was the longest serving member of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and a two-time president. Merrell Bennekin, the head of the KCPD Office of Citizen Complaints, will also join the conversation.
Learn more about Karl Zobrist in his biography here: https://www.dentons.com/ This will be an open and casual conversation, an opportunity for us to learn from these two experienced leaders. Please bring your questions!
This is part of the Justice Committee's ongoing series of meeting and conversations with civic and community leaders. All are welcome to participate.
Please join: 4 pm Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 by Zoom:
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A 9/11 Volunteer’s Story
Sep 17, 2021
Mr. Venters was born and raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. After graduating with a Computer Science degree from Missouri S&T (formerly University of Missouri, Rolla) he moved to St. Louis where he began his career as a software developer. In late 2000, he decided to travel abroad for an extended period of time with little more than a backpack to hold his possessions. He left on his "round-the-world" trip in March, 2001, and was in New York City on September 11th. He immediately made his way to Ground Zero where he volunteered for the next five days before returning to St. Louis. Mr. Venters moved to NYC in 2011 and worked in the financial industry as an IT consultant, commuting to the same neighborhood where he had volunteered so many years before. He also met Rebecca, his future wife, there. After the birth of their first child, they moved to Evergreen, Colorado, a beautiful town nestled in the front range of the Rocky Mountains. They currently live in Evergreen with their two young children. |
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Sep 21, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
VCP Village - KC, located at 89th and Troost in Kansas City, Missouri, is an innovative community of 49 tiny houses for Veterans experiencing homelessness. The homes range in size from 240 to 320 square feet, meet all local city code requirements, and connect to city utility services. Approximately 70% of the Village construction was performed by community volunteers.
Many Veterans arrive at VCP Village with little more than the pain, uncertainty, and loneliness of life on the streets. A tiny house provides everything he or she needs to live with dignity and safety; new furniture, appliances, housewares, bedding, food, and utilities, free of charge. More importantly, VCP Village provides sanctuary and the emotional space needed for the Veteran and VCP's Veteran Support Services team to thoroughly address the underlying causes of his or her homelessness.
Together, the Veteran and VCP's specially-trained case managers work to achieve incremental, lasting results in the areas of health and wellness, education, employment, financial literacy, and the development of a personal support network.
Once their desired goals are met, VCP assists the Veteran in securing a permanent housing solution. The Veteran is allowed to take the entire contents of the tiny home as they transition to a new life. |
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Rotary Peace Fellowship Experience
Sep 24, 2021
Dr. Kalaitzidis has served as Associate Professor at UCM since 2004, teaching courses in international relations, comparative politics, international organizations, American foreign policy, global terrorism, and post-communist transitions. He has published four books on American foreign policy, international relations and immigration topics; and for several years he has been active in humanitarian assistance projects on behalf of underprivileged youth in Ghana, Africa. Dr. Kalaitzidis is the second Rotary World Peace Fellow chosen from Rotary District 6080. He attended Chulalongkorn University in 2013 class of 2015. |
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Sep 29, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
You are invited to a special workshop: Turning an Uncomfortable Conversation into a Productive One: Civil Discourse and Critical Thinking 6:30 to 8 pm Aixois (private front room), 255 E. 55th St., at Brookside Blvd. In our polarized and segregated community, we see an opportunity to improve dialog with those around us – including, welcoming, and embracing those who hold opposing viewpoints. We invite our members to employ tools to demonstrate leadership in creating a truly diverse and inclusive club, and so bring positive social change to the greater Kansas City community. We are people of action, placing service above self. Led by expert communicators, this workshop will equip participants with tools to have a productive conversation with faced with uncomfortable ideas.
The program is led by Rev. Bethany Ruhl and M. Scott Weaver. Rev. Bethany Ruhl is manager of Spiritual Wellness at Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center, which serves children experiencing mental health crises. Bethany is a Board-Certified Chaplain who specializes in trauma-informed care. She is ordained with the United Church of Christ. As Chair of the Crittenton Ethics Committee, Bethany was recently named an Ethics Champion by the Center for Practical Bioethics for her work on diversity & inclusion during the pandemic. Bethany was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Tours, France, and subsequently lived in France several times. During her seminary career, she won multiple awards for her work with women’s issues and racial justice issues.
Scott Weaver is an executive coach and facilitator with Academy Leadership, helping executives enhance performance at all levels by developing leaders who deliver results. In this role, Scott combines his 20+ years of professional experience as a leader in the military and non-profit organizations to assist others in becoming more effective leaders and improving their organizations. He also has 10 years’ experience as a college educator and administrator: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, Army Management Staff College, U.S. Army War College. This event, offered by the Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club’s Justice Committee, is free and open to all Plaza Rotarians and guests. The gathering will be held in accordance with COVID-19 guidance: masks will be required. Attendance is limited to 50 participants. To reserve your spot, please RSVP to Nancy Shawver (nancy@nancyshawver.com). |
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Don Bosco Center
Oct 01, 2021
Ann is Don Bosco Centers' Director of Development and Communications, and has 25+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a volunteer, board member, AmeriCorps director, and community engagement leader. Growing up in Iowa, her family often visited Kansas City - so after living in 10 other places, she jumped at the chance to move here in 2008. She holds a master's degree in nonprofit management from Regis University, and as a proud resident of the Columbus Park neighborhood, she is a passionate supporter of the local purveyors of food, drink, and fun. About us - Since 1940, The Don Bosco Centers have helped people live more independently, in better health, and with greater joy. All our clients - seniors, adults with disabilities, teens, families, and adult refugees/immigrants - benefit from targeted services, programs, and activities available through our facilities: Senior Center, Community Center, and English as a Second Language School. We're proud to be recognized by the Mid-America Regional Council as the largest, most comprehensive provider of senior adult services in the KC metro area, feeding more than 600 people each weekday. To learn more, visit donbosco.org or follow us on Facebook @donboscocenters. |
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Oct 07, 2021 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UMKC Social Justice book/lecture series features VANDANA SHIVA, author and environmental activist. Vandana Shiva is one of the world's most respected environmental activists and feminists. A trained physicist, she received her Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario and since the 1970s has been a vocal figure in the conservation movement. The author of many books including Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace, Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed, her knowledge and depth of experience in the global environmental sustainability movement has helped change the world and create a better future.
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Oct 14, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
KC Branch of NAACP hosts a webinar on Critical Race Theory (CRT): The Facts, Lies and Fight over School Curricula.Critical Race Theory, 6:30 pm Thursday Oct. 14 : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86152379653 Featuring
The KC Branch of NAACP is hosting a webinar on Critical Race Theory (CRT): The Facts, Lies and Fight over School Curricula. It is important that we know what CRT is and what it is not and why it is now being used as political tool in our schools. Critical Race Theory is not taught in K-12 but is being conflated with diversity, equity and inclusion, which is taught. It is our hope that this will begin a conversation of facts to counter the misinformation. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ Or One tap mobile :
US: +16465588656,,86152379653# or +13017158592,,86152379653# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 861 5237 9653 International numbers available: https://us02web.
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Oct 16, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Justice Committee would like to sponsor a vocational visit to Lecompton, KS. Lecompton, KS is the site for two museums that played an important part in pre-Civil War history known as Bleeding Kansas. The Territorial Capital Museum was the first capital of Kansas before it became a state. The Constitution Hall Museum is where the “Lecompton Constitution” was drafted. That Kansas State Constitution would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. It was subsequently rejected by Congress and, as a result, Kansas was admitted as a free state in 1861 just prior to the start of the Civil War. In addition to the exhibits at the museums, we have arranged for a one-hour re-enactment presentation. The plays are titled Bleeding Kansas and Kansas Territory Characters and are described as: The plays reveal the wide spectrum of personalities and opinions which existed in Kansas Territory form 1854 – 1861. There were two governments in Kansas (one supporting slaves and the other abolition) and each considered the other bogus. Lecompton is 53 miles (54 minutes) from the Plaza. For those that want to carpool, we will meet at the Grand Street Café parking lot at 8:30 AM. Others should meet at the Territorial Capital Museum no later than 10 AM. 640 E Woodson Ave, Lecompton, KS 66050. There is a restaurant in Lecompton, Aunt Netter’s. The museums have suggested that we plan to view the plays, tour the Territorial Capital Museum, break for lunch (there is only one restaurant in Lecompton) and then view the Constitutional Hall Museum. However, once the plays are concluded, everybody is free to roam as they please. The cost for the museums is $5 for each museum and $5 for the plays, $15 total. |
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Oct 19, 2021 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Heather McGhee, author of the best-selling book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, will speak in a virtual conference sponsored by the Kansas City Public Library. REGISTER: We may recognize the awful persistence of racism in America but not the full extent of its impact. Know this much, Heather McGhee says: While targeting some, bias and discrimination take a devastating toll on all.
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Oct 20, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Dr. Jason Glenn leads this discussion on Zoom video. (free) Dr. Glenn is an excellent speaker (trying to get him to come speak to us)! This is part 2 of a 6 part series sponsored by KU's office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion. REGISTER to get the Zoom link: https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp The root cause of health inequity in the United States is structural racism. Stark inequities in morbidity and mortality among minoritized populations have persisted for generations. This series will contextualize the historical and systemic nature of racism in America and how systemic racism impacts our health. As a concept that first emerged with European colonial expansion in the 16th century, race is woven into the very fabric of American consciousness. It is insufficient and harmful to view racism as an isolated event; doing so invalidates the experiences of those afflicted by racism while perpetuating the structures and systems that uphold racism. For this reason, we are reimagining our conversations on racism and embarking on a journey—beginning with the moment of our country’s inception, through Transatlantic trade and slavery, highlighting the structural forces of racism—including the intersection among various demarginalized groups—the genocide of Native Americans; events leading up to the Civil war and reconstruction; the grotesque period of Jim Crow; Civil Rights and Black resilience; events of medical mistreatment; the War on Drugs and the current state of the country. Through this six-part educational series, we will deconstruct and de-naturalize the idea of race for an increased understanding of the systemic nature of racism and how it impacts health.
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Oct 20, 2021 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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