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StraightTalk 2021 | Shaped by Racism: America Then and Now | Part One of Three

August 31, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Structural Racism: It’s Real, It Matters, and Why Change Can Happen Now

Part One of Three: Shaped by Racism: America Then and Now

Learn more about the entire series at furman.edu/straight-talk

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Presented by the Riley Institute and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in partnership with South Carolina ETV

StraightTalk 2021 is a three-part series that will explore the continued impact of structural racism ⁠— the broad system of policies, practices, structures, and norms that perpetuate and reinforce racial inequities ⁠— in the United States and what we can do as a community and a country to create a more just society.

August 31 | Shaped by Racism: America Then and Now

America’s history has many stories of strong and principled leadership; however, laws and policies enacted over the last two centuries were often exclusionary. Not everyone has been equally positioned to access the full benefits of citizenship or gain wealth or power. How has structural racism shaped our country since its founding? What does the life and death of George Floyd tell us about the impact of structural racism on the individual and on policing?

Featuring

  • Jeffery Robinson (virtual), head of the Who We Are Project and former director of the ACLU’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality
  • Monica Bell, Ph.D., Furman ’03, associate professor of law at Yale Law School and associate professor of sociology at Yale University, specializing in criminal justice, welfare law, housing, race and the law, and law and sociology
  • Brittany Arsiniega, Ph.D., assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Furman University

Note: Due to changing COVID-19 protocols and speaker availability, this series will be a combination of in-person and virtual speakers.

Ticket information

In-person attendance at McAlister Auditorium is required for Furman students and is open to faculty and staff. Due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the Upstate, the general public should access the event via Zoom webinar. Please see below for ticket and registration information.

General public (virtual only): $10 per session | $25 entire series | Register here

Furman students (in-person only): No registration required. CLP pending.

Furman faculty and staff may choose in-person or virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. Email rileyinstitute@furman.edu for virtual registration information.

OLLI members, please direct any questions to OLLI@furman.edu.

Due to speaker availability, this series will be a combination of in-person and virtual speakers.

Details

Date:
August 31, 2021
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Venue

McAlister Auditorium