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Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice (SIEEJ): Ending Violence in PreK-16 Schools
Jun
24
to Jun 26

Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice (SIEEJ): Ending Violence in PreK-16 Schools

The annual American University School of Education Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice (SIEEJ) convenes local and national educators and education advocates to highlight new practices and strategies for addressing the educational needs of Black, Brown, and indigenous students. The Institute aims to bring together educators, students, researchers, policymakers, law enforcement officials, mental health experts, and community leaders to explore innovative strategies, evidence-based solutions, and the importance of solidarity in creating safer schools.

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Past Is Prologue: How Lessons From the Reconstruction Era Can Help Us Build
Feb
23

Past Is Prologue: How Lessons From the Reconstruction Era Can Help Us Build

Virtual BLM at School event. Michelle Coles, civil rights attorney and and author of Black Was the Ink, to discuss the parallels between the Reconstruction Era & today with Mimi Eisen, co-author of Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth About Reconstruction.

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Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice in Washington, D.C. screening and discussion
Sep
20

Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice in Washington, D.C. screening and discussion

Join the Bertelsmann Foundation and the NYU in DC community for a virtual screening and panel discussion on, Barry Farm: Community, Land & Justice in Washington, DC. This is a Bertelsmann Foundation and DC Legacy Project Film directed by Sabiyha Prince and Samuel George, who will take part in the post-film conversation. Joining them on this panel is NYU DC's Academic Fellow and Part-Time Lecturer, Vicky Kiechel.

This documentary film, a collaboration between the Bertelsmann Foundation and the DC Legacy Project, tells a story of a journey for community, land, and for justice. It is a story of Barry Farm, but it is also a story of Washington, DC. And, in the cycles of place and displacement, it is a story of the United States of America.

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