Striving for Restorative Justice and Repair in Academe
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How do the legacies of slavery and colonialism continue to constrict possibilities for Black and Indigenous college students and for their communities? What can be done to repair these harms and build a more just future? How does a shrinking imagination in academic work stifle efforts to envision the universities and communities we need?
Educational sociologist and urban education scholar Timothy Eatman will discuss the roles of publicly engaged universities and impassioned educators in the work of reparations. In addition to serving as Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University, Professor Eatman is a member of the Project H.E.R.E. (Higher Education Reparations Engagement) task force, which serves as “a resource and networking hub for campuses and local communities that are examining their histories, responsibilities, and commitments to restorative justice and repair for the historic and current injustices of slavery and colonialism.” Professor Eatman’s address will be opened by reflections from western Mass grassroots racial and economic justice organizers Tanisha Arena (Executive Director, Arise for Social Justice) and Rose Webster-Smith (Executive Director, Springfield No One Leaves).