3:00 - 4:15 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016
PSU Ballroom East
Race relations in modern America: Continuing the conversation
Both recent and historical events suggest that there is a great deal of discord between races in American communities. Sometimes, this has led to the weakening – or even the destruction – of these communities. What is the link between race and healthy communities? What strategies might be useful in navigating racial tensions? In what ways will communities become healthy by easing racial tensions?
Presenters
Maureen Costello
Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance Project
Charles Lewis
Dir, Congressional Research Inst for Social Work
Gowri Parameswaran
Chair and Professor of Educational Studies
Michelle Poitier
Founder, Healing Women, Healing Nations
Healing Women, Healing Nations