Hello! We’re so excited to have you join our book study and learning group for professional developers who want to grow their equity practice. Focusing on race and shifting barriers to progress as the primary lens for equity, we will read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. Together we will learn and reflect to strengthen our […]
Empowered Educators Series: Session Two
Thu, January 16, 2020, 4:45 PM – 7:30 PM EST The Empowered Educators Series provides a forum for teachers, educators, administrators, counselors, and the like to think critically and openly discuss topics of race, equity, bias, and pedagogy. Empowered Educators Series promotes ongoing learning, partnerships with supporting organizations, and community building among teachers. In this […]
A Conversation on Race
Wednesday Sept 18, 2019 12:00 pm in room 2017, Cathedral of Learning “A Conversation on Race” Join us as CRSP Director Emeritus and Donald M. Henderson Professor Larry E. Davis discusses the past, present, and future of race in America After the lecture we will also be unveiling the Larry E. Davis Award for Excellence […]
Empowered Educators Series: Part 5
Thursday, May 2, 2019 4:45 pm – 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA How might we use the lenses of our individual lived experiences, our capacity for empathy and our understanding of institutions and the arts to talk openly about race? In this five part series, educators from around the region join together to explore, reflect, […]
Empowered Educators – Part 4
Thu, April 4, 2019 4:45 PM – 7:30 PM EDT Carnegie Museum of Art Board Room 4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213 How might we use the lenses of our individual lived experiences, our capacity for empathy and our understanding of institutions and the arts to talk openly about race? In this five part series, educators from around the […]
Sorry to Bother You: Education and the Disruption of White Cultural and Linguistic Hegemony in the U.S. and South Africa
Thursday, March 21, 2019 4-6 p.m. O’Hara Student Center Ballroom | 4042 O’Hara Street Presented by H. Samy Alim, Ph.D. Presenting data collected over the past 20 years, this talk will highlight how we can disrupt White cultural and linguistic hegemony by developing new paradigms for the study of language, race, and culture in education. Dr. […]
Responding to Reality: “East of Liberty” Film Screening with the Director, Chris Ivey
Thursday, Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. Homewood Community Engagement Center (622 N. Homewood Ave.) Join the director, Chris Ivey for refreshments and a film screening of his documentary, East of Liberty which explores issues of race and class and addresses resident’s fears about gentrification. A hybrid version of the first two of the three chapter series, […]
The CRSP Fall 2018 Lecture Series: Ekow Yankah
2017 Cathedral of Learning 12/12/2018 December 12, 2018; 12 NOON, 2017 Cathedral of Learning. “Punishment, Race, and Social Bonds: A History of Law Enforcement in America” Ekow Yankah, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Click here to learn more and to register.
Resources to Help Educators Approach Trauma with Children & Youth
this resource list updated to reflect APOST’s News You Can Use article about the Tree of Life Shooting, 11/7/18 Below is a list of select resources created to help educators approach trauma with children & youth, as well as how you can support local efforts related to Justice for Antwon Jr. We also have enlisted the […]
A Critical Response to the Causes and Consequences of 21st Century Segregation
Join us Friday September 28th at noon in 2001 Cathedral of Learning for a Critical Response to The Causes and Consequences of 21st Century Segregation. We will have a short presentation regarding how Critical Race approaches to segregation challenge mainstream understandings of recent trends in segregation, its causes, and consequences. We will then have an […]