Truth and Equity: Washington, DC

Please join the Center for Community Resilience (CCR) for the kickoff of a new initiative that will use truth-telling, community engagement, and systems change to foster racial equity in Washington, DC. The event will feature a CCR-produced documentary that explores how structural racism harmed four Black communities in Cincinnati and offers a vision for policy and practice transformation in support of racial equity. Immediately following, a panel of cross-disciplinary experts will discuss the impacts of structural racism in the District and the need for cross-sector, community-centered, systems-level approaches to repairing trauma, fostering equity, and building resilience. This event is co-sponsored by the Milken Institute School of Public Health and the GWU Equity Institute Initiative.

Panelists: 

• Roy L. Austin, Jr., JD, Vice President of Civil Rights & Deputy General Counsel, Meta

• Calvin Smith, Former Chair, Ward 8 Health Council

• Renee McPhatter, JD, Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations, George Washington University

• Erin Saul, Community Engagement Specialist, Joining Forces for Children

• Jehan "Gigi" El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP, Founding Director, Rodham Institute