Institutional Antiracism and Accountability

  • 2023 Nov 29

    Gaining Ground: JFK Jr. Forum & film screening on Black land ownership

    4:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    L-150 Trustman, 1st floor, Littauer, and JFK Jr. Forum

    Join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project for a film screening and a JFK Jr. Forum discussion of the documentary ‘Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land.’ The film explores how Black land loss happened, its lasting effect on Black communities, and the efforts to reclaim their legacy. It takes a close look at the issue of Heirs’ Property, the leading cause of Black land loss, alongside theft by state-sanctioned violence, government discrimination, and the misuse of eminent domain.

    The conversation following the film screening ...

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  • 2023 Apr 27

    Changemakers Series: Book Talk with Victor Ray - On Critical Race Theory

    3:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Hybrid - Ash Center Conference Room, Room 226, Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street (Virtual Zoom Option Available)

    Join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project for a book talk with author and scholar Victor Ray on his latest publication, On Critical Race Theory. Ray will discuss his work and share insights from the field, including how we can apply conceptual frameworks to our organizations and work for social change.

    This event is open to Harvard-ID holders only in person. Space is limited. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendees. 

    About the speaker 

    Victor Ray is the F. Wendell Miller...

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  • 2023 Apr 12

    Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    JFK Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA -- Registration Required

    Join the Institute of Politics and Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project for a discussion with the authors of the new book “Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice.” The conversation will center on the history and current developments of cannabis legislation through a lens of racial reckoning. Authors Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah will discuss how racism runs throughout the history of American drug policies and what we can do to move towards a more equitable future. The conversation will be...

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  • 2023 Mar 29

    Key Findings from Antiracist Change in Healthcare Organizations

    11:30am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Rubenstein 414-AB (Democracy Lab), Harvard Kennedy School, and online

    As a greater number of American healthcare organizations have proclaimed their commitments to racial justice and equitable care, the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project (IARA) team at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation set out to answer the key question:  

    What enables effective and sustained antiracist change in healthcare organizations? 

    You are invited to a discussion with Dr. Vabren Watts, Director of Equity at ...

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  • 2023 Mar 22

    The Great Outdoors? Tackling Structural Racism in National Parks

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School

    Harvard ID holders are invited to attend a panel discussion that will examine the history of systemic racism and exclusion in America’s National Parks, public lands, and outdoor industry, and how leaders and organizations are challenging these structures and creating new equitable practices and policies.

    Speakers include:

    • Tyrhee Moore, Founder and Executive Director, Soul Trak
    • Reginald Chapple, Division Chief, National Park Service
    • Dr. Marya T. Mtshali (Moderator),...
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  • 2023 Feb 28

    Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice

    11:30am to 1:30pm

    Location: 

    Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School

    The United States continues to grapple with creating an accurate, national picture of racial inequality in crime and justice. Criminal justice reform requires policies that interrogate and solve for the historical legacy of racial exclusion and structural inequalities. 

    Please join us in-person for a discussion with Bruce Western, Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Director of the Justice Lab at...

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  • 2022 Nov 30

    How to Achieve Racial Justice through Organizational Transformation: Models that Work

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    JFK Forum, Harvard Kennedy School Campus, 79 JFK Street

    What models are effective at advancing racial justice and sparking organizational change? Wednesday, November 30th, join the Institute of Politics and Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation for a conversation with two pioneering architects of racial equity tools for the workplace, higher education and non-profits. Gail Christopher, Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity and...

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  • 2022 Oct 20

    2022 Truth and Transformation Conference

    4:00pm

    Location: 

    Virtual event

    You are invited to the annual Truth and Transformation Conference is convened by Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and hosted by the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center.

    During this free, virtual conference, join fellow advocates, organizers, scholars, students, and community members in engaging, challenging, and thoughtful conversations centered around this year's theme “Looking Back, Paying It Forward: Truth and Transformation through Historical Accountability.” 

    ...
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  • 2022 Sep 29

    The Crisis of Racial Justice in a Faltering Democracy

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    JFK Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA -- Registration Required

    On September 29, 2022, join the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project in the JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion featuring Maya Wiley, president of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and former counsel to the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio. The conversation will be moderated by Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project and Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. We will hear from President Wiley about her vision for leading the nation through a...

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