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Antiracism

Antiracism is a critical building block for a modern, healthy democracy

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Multi-racial, multi-ethnic democracy doesn’t just happen — we have work to do to get there.

Antiracist institutions and organizations address and challenge racial disparities by instituting policies and recommendations to foster greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at the Ash Center uses research and policy to promote antiracism as a core value and institutional norm. We encourage you to explore the below events, research, and commentary to learn more about our work.

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#BlackLivesMatter Across the Americas: Black Youth Organizers and the Struggle for Racial Justice
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#BlackLivesMatter Across the Americas: Black Youth Organizers and the Struggle for Racial Justice

The Ash Center hosted an event in the What Justice Looks Like series for a conversation with activists from Black youth-led movements from the US and Latin America, leading the struggle against racial injustice, from police violence to structural racism and disparate effects of the COVID pandemic on racialized and low-income communities.

Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy

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Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy

The following remarks were excepted from A Discussion on Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy, a virtual conversation hosted by the Ash Center with leading scholars and practitioners about the protests, their place in the long fight for social justice, and what they tell us about the state of democracy in America today.

 

Getting Out the BIPOC Vote: Digital Strategies to Build Power

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Getting Out the BIPOC Vote: Digital Strategies to Build Power

The Ash Center hosted a timely discussion with leading practitioners who are effectively integrating digital strategies with authentic power-building while navigating a never-before-seen civic environment.

A Discussion on Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy

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A Discussion on Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy

The Ash Center hosted a conversation with leading scholars and practitioners about the George Floyd protests, their place in the long fight for social justice, and what they tell us about the state of democracy in America today.

Voting In the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?

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Voting In the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?

Speakers included:

  • Kristen Clarke, President, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joshua Kleinfeld
  • Professor of Law, Northwestern University
  • Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment
  • Charles Stewart, Professor at MIT and Director of the MIT Election Science Laboratory
  • Miles Rapoport, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)

Fighting for Social Justice in a Pandemic

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Fighting for Social Justice in a Pandemic

The Ash Center hosted a dynamic discussion on how organizing and social movement tactics and methods are changing in the COVID-19 era of physical distancing.