Race and Schools: List of Talks & Programs (’20-21)
This is an informal list of talks and programs that provide more insight and analysis on race in schools. I am sharing information about these talks and programs that may be of interest to Trinity College, HMTCA, and Hartford communities. These are mostly online talks and programs. I’ll keep the page updated over the school year. Sharing is not an endorsement or approval. Please feel free to send questions or share suggestions.
– Robert Cotto, Jr., Director, HMTCA Partnership, DEI Community Fellow.
Co-Author: Dr. Stefanie Wong, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
August & September 2020
Program: Raising Coconspirators: Talking About Racism With White Kids
Date and time: Thurs., August 27, 2020, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-coconspirators-talking-about-racism-with-white-kids-tickets-116271042819
Host: Abolitionist Teaching Network
Cost: $
Talk: Just Schools book launch with Ann Ishimaru, Muhammad Khalifa, and Megan Bang
Date and time: Aug 28, 2020 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Link: https://teacherscollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0sBywQkLQWyEZBa-GbfzqA
Book summary and link: Join us as we examine the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools. For more about the book: https://www.tcpress.com/just-schools-9780807763193
Talk: Teaching As a Tool for Change: Angela Davis and Ericka Huggins
Date and Time: Wed., September 9, 2020 at 4 – 5:30 PM
Host: ArtSpace New Haven
Talk: Racial Justice in Schools, Renewing the Commitment
Date and Time: Tues., September 7, 2020, 7-9:30 p.m.
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-justice-in-schools-renewing-the-commitment-tickets-111691044922?aff=erelexpmlt
Host: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Program (Series): Anti-Racism: A Public Professional Learning Community Webinar Series
Date and Time: Starting Sept. 10 on Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- September 10, 2020: Anti-racism and Teacher Preparation Standards
- September 24, 2020: Anti-Black Racism and Teaching Anti-racism
- October 8, 2020: Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Bilingual and Undocumented Immigrant Education
- October 22, 2020: Anti-racism across Disciplines and Content Areas
- November 5, 2020: Racialized Trauma, Mentoring and Counseling
- November 12, 2020: Ethnic Studies and Anti-Racist Pedagogies
Link: http://bit.ly/Anti_Racism_Webinars
Host: A Public Professional Learning Community Webinar Series hosted at California State University, Fresno for current and future teachers.
Talk: Unspoken Truths: Our Third Public Forum on Racism & Equity
Date and Time: Thurs., September 10, 2020 at 7-8:30 PM
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/unspoken-truths-our-third-publ/712482986150278/?ti=icl
Host: Charter Oak Cultural Center, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, and others….
Program: Facilitating A Healthy Racial Identity: A Workshop for Youth (ages 12+)
Date and Time: Sat, September 19, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Host: Abolitionist Teaching Network
Talk: The Power of Ethnic Studies to Dismantle Institutionalized Oppression in K-12 Public Education w/Angela Valenzuela
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 23, 5-6:30 pm (Central Time)
Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6-BW8NBJRQ6-myIIzmIAEg
Host: LBJ Library Education Webinar Series
Talk: Paul Ortiz presents An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Date and time: Thursday, September 24, 7-8 p.m.
Link: https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/6901788 (Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event.)
Host: Cambridge Public Library
Talk: The Future of Schooling: COVID and Education
Date and Time: Saturday, September 26, 3 p.m. (EST)
Link: https://lu.ma/7s470mmv
Host: Panels to the People
Talk: Anti-Racist Leadership
Date and Time: Wed, September 30, 2020, 8-9:30 p.m
Host: Embracing Equity
Past Talks and Programs
Program (Series): Excellence and Equity in Remote Learning: A Summer Series for Educators
Date and Time: Summer 2020 (talks recorded with links below)
- Session 1: Learning from Parents and Caregivers
- Session 2: Social and Emotional Support in the Remote Classroom
- Session 3: Approaches to Teaching Well in Remote Settings, with a Focus on Emerging Bilinguals
- Session 4: Approaches to Teaching Well in Remote Settings, with a Focus on Students with Disabilities
- Session 5: Anti-Racism in the Remote Classroom
Host: Rutgers Graduate School of Education