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“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world… No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time” (Winston S. Churchill, House of Commons, November 11, 1947).
These resources are related to the themes of the sessions at the symposium
Definitions: Key Terms
Equity (Center for the Study of Social Policy)
Combating Structural Racism and Child Poverty
Martin Luther King Jr.: “I have a Dream” speech
A battle between the two souls of America, Ibram X. Kendi, November 11, 2020, The Atlantic
Raj Chetty discusses the fading of the American Dream
Opportunity Atlas (Raj Chetty)
Imperial Delusions (New York Review of Books, July 1, 2021
How racism can affect child development (Harvard Center on the Developing Child)
How racism harms children (Harvard)
How racism makes us sick: Dr. David R. Williams, Harvard University
NIH Releases Plan to confront Structural Racism: Critics say it is not enough
Equity: A fair chance for every child (UNICEF)
Human Rights Watch: World report 2020
Equity for Native American Communities (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Structural racism: Arts and Social Justice
How structural racism is magnifying the public health crisis
The cost of universal early education and care across Massachusetts
No Kid Hungry: Center for Best Practices
Promoting Institutional Equity and Mental Wellness
Why understanding equity vs. inequality can help you create an inclusive classroom
Promoting Equity Worldwide: The Globally Competent Learning Continuum
Racialization as a barrier to receiving health equity for Native Americans (AMA Journal of Ethics)
Building towards racial justice and equity: A call to action (Massachusetts Gov)
Advancing Equity and Justice through Science teaching
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions
Achieving gender equality by 2030
Mental Health (Pan American Health Organization -PAHO)
The state of mental health in America
Native Americans: A crisis in health equity
Making Mental Health a Global Priority
US Immigration Policy: An unappreciated example of structural racism (Brookings Institution)
Facilitating Civic Engagement and Social Change
Understanding the past
The myth of American exceptionalism (Howard Zinn)
The impact of historical trauma on American Indian health equity (Medical News Today)
Denial is the heartbeat of America, Ibram X. Kendi, January 11, 2021
Decolonizing curriculum through African Studies
Equal Justice Initiative: Legacy Museum
Congressman, John R. Lewis: What it takes
Congressman John R. Lewis: What it takes
Garry Wills (November 14, 2019). My Education at the Patriarchy, New York Review
Martin Luther King Jr.: “I have a Dream” speech
Separate and Unequal (Frontline, PBS )
W.E.B. Dubois and the Making of the Encyclopedia Africana
Social Activism
Pulitzer Prize awarded to Darnella Frazier, the young woman who recorded Floyd’s murder
The Human Rights Hero: The LGBTQ Rights Movement
Standing up for change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Black Lives Matter: International Activist Movement (Brittanica)
Social activism needed to rein in tech’s destructive elements
A history of Jews and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
The Role of Black Muslims in the American Civil Rights Movement
A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement
Race, Special Education and Inequity
Challenging racial disparities in Special Education
How does race influence special education services
Racial differences in Special Education (Harvard)
Significant disproportionality in special education (National Center on Learning Disabilities- NCLD)
Re-envisioning Early Education
Reimagining Early Education and Care
National Institute for Early Education Research: Reimagining ECE’s approach to change
Civic Engagement and Social Change
What is civic engagement? (The Policy Circle)
Civic participation (Office of Disease prevention and health promotion)
Power: A practical guide for facilitating social change
Facilitating community engagement
5 ways to increase civic engagement (National Council for the Social Studies)