Resilience of Racism Conference 2017

EJS Resilience Conference PPT-01

The Resilience of Racism Conference, hosted by the Equal Justice Society, was held June 1-3, 2017, at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The conference explored mind science concepts such as implicit bias and racial anxiety in an effort to better understand and ameliorate racism in all its manifestations.

Thursday, June 1

9:00 a.m. – Opening Keynote
Overview of the interconnectedness of implicit bias, explicit bias, and structural racialization.

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john a. powell
Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, UC Berkeley
@profjohnapowell

10:15 a.m. – Panel #1: Structural Racism, Explicit Bias: History, Present, Future
Root Causes, Manifestations, and the Impact of Racism on People of Color

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Jennifer A. Richeson 
Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology, Yale University
@jaricheson

Michael Harris 
Senior Attorney in Juvenile Justice, National Center for Youth Law
#MichaelHarris @NCYLnews

Joey Williams
Director, Faith in the Valley Kern
#JoeyWilliams @FaithinValley

1:00 p.m. – Panel #2: Xenophobia, Communities of Color, and Implicit Bias
How Do We Broaden The Tent To Include More Under-represented People of Color in Discussions Addressing Bias?

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Holly A. Thomas
Deputy Director of Executive Programs, California Department of
Fair Employment and Housing
#HollyThomas @CalDFEH

Sara Campos
Consultant, Writer, and Immigrants’ Rights Attorney
@LaSaritaCampos

Kameelah Rashad
Founder & President, Muslim Wellness Foundation
@KameelahRashad

Crystal Echo Hawk
President & CEO, Echo Hawk Consulting
@CrystalEchoHawk

2:30 p.m. – Panel #3: Philanthropy and Implicit Bias
A Discussion on the Impact Implicit Bias Plays in Philanthropy and the Funding of Non Profits

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Crystal Echo Hawk  
President & CEO, Echo Hawk Consulting
@CrystalEchoHawk

Ellie Tumbuan
Chief Strategy Officer, The Justice Collective
@ellietumbuan

Friday, June 2

9:00 a.m. – Panel #1: Mass Incarceration: A Gateway for Racial Bias?
How Juries, Public Defenders, Prosecutors, and Judges Influence Bias in the Justice System

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Judge Bernice Donald
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
#JudgeBerniceDonald

George Gascón
District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco
@GeorgeGascon

William C. Snowden
Founder, The Juror Project
#WilliamSnowden @JurorProject

10:30 a.m. – Panel #2: The Epidemic of Police Shootings
Addressing the Epidemic of Police Shootings of Unarmed People of Color and its Relationship to How People of Color Are Seen In Our Legal Systems

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Jack Glaser 
Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
@JackGlaserPhD

Linda S. Greene
Evjue-Bascom Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
#LindaSGreene @WisconsinLaw‏

Margalynne Armstrong  
Associate Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law
#MargalynneArmstrong @santaclaralaw

Erin Kerrison 
Assistant Professor of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
@emkerrison

1:30 p.m. – Panel #3: Fighting Racism in the Courts: Using Disparate Impact Theory to Restore Equity
Discussing the Importance of Preserving Disparate Impact and Its Impact on Civil Litigation

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Linda S. Greene 
Evjue-Bascom Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
#LindaSGreene @WisconsinLaw

Mona Tawatao 
Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law & Poverty
#MonaTawatao @Western_Center

Allison Elgart
Legal Director, Equal Justice Society
@AllisonEJS

3:00 p.m. – Film Screening & Discussion: Then They Came for Us

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Abby Ginzberg
Producer and Co-director, And Then They Came for Us

Satsuki Ina
Filmmaker, Psychotherapist
@satsukina1

Saturday, June 3

9:00 a.m. – Panel #1: Implicit Bias and Education
The Role of Implicit Bias in School Discipline and Influencing Positive Behavioral Outcomes

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Arianna Caplan
Restorative Justice School Based Facilitator, Oakland Unified School District
#AriannaCaplan

Joseph Holden 
Student, Oakland High School
#JosephHolden

James Thrasher
Education Management Consultant
#JamesThrasher

Martinrex Kedziora
Superintendent, Moreno Valley Unified School District
#MartinrexKedziora 

10:30 a.m. – Panel #2: Dismantling the Intent Doctrine
A Look at the Progress, Victories, and Challenges Still Ahead in Dismantling the Intent Doctrine

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Erwin Chemerinsky
Founding Dean, University of California, Irvine School of Law
#ErwinChemerinsky @UCILaw ‏

Eva Paterson
President, Equal Justice Society
@EvaPaterson

Osagie Obasogie
Haas Distinguished Chair and Professor of Bioethics, University of
California, Berkeley
#OsagieObasogie

1:30 p.m. – Panel #3: Interventions to Combat & Reduce Bias
Practical Steps to Help Reduce Bias

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Jason Okonofua 
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
@JOkonofua

Linda R. Tropp 
Professor of Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
#LindaRTropp

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton 
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of
Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
#RodolfoMendozaDenton

4:30 p.m. – Conference Review and Reflections

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Eva Paterson
President, Equal Justice Society
@EvaPaterson