The Race, Caste, and Colorism Project
@RaceCaste
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Housed at Northwestern University, we seek to bring together scholars, artists, writers, and activists around an inquiry of race, caste, and color.
Joined May 2021
Today's SPOTLIGHT is everyone who follows us. Thank you for your support & engagement, particularly those who help spread the word. To borrow from the Scriptures, "[we] announce the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great Company" (Psa 68:11). You are the MVP of our SM 🙌💫
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Are you an Illinois policymaker or candidate who would like to take the 2024 Illinois Nonviolence Pledge? Contact us at info@sacreddemocracy.org to learn more!
PRESS RELEASE: SACRED to launch campaign to stop hate groups from influencing politics in Illinois - 15 Chicago elected leaders and candidates pledge to reject funding from extremist groups in the South Asian American community; more to be announced in 2024
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What is SACRED? SACRED (South Asian American Coalition to Renew Democracy) uses action research and public education to educate leaders about extremist White Supremacist groups’ alliance with extremist South Asian American groups in the U.S.
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ICYMI! #AIIS is hosting a Successful Fellowship Applications webinar on September 19, 2023 at 12pm - 1:30 ET Learn about the AIIS #fellowship application process, get tips for successful applications, and ask questions to AIIS committee members! Register: https://t.co/Q18I3LkD4r
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We're happy to announce that there are two positions available to serve on the Board of the Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anticolonial Studies in Education SIG. https://t.co/Ti87Y8U4vu
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Nominations for SIG Program Chair and SIG Secretary/Treasurer are due by September 29
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"Attacks on critical race theory, diversity, inclusion & equity efforts, and academic freedom pose difficult challenges. [This] year, we pay careful attention to the pedagogies & knowledge that our community has cultivated." Our director's fall message:
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"With AI assistance, lawyers can spend more time working on the challenges that attracted many of us to the law," writes Professor @DanLinna, a member of @BuffettInst's AI and Social Movements group, in @CNN's new essays on AI & the future of work. https://t.co/2DEt6yvIYd
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To get a better sense of the effect AI might have on different industries across the labor market, we reached out to experts in medicine, law, art, retail, film, tech, education and agriculture.
How will AI affect lawyers, legal services, and the rule of law? My essay is included in this @CNN collection of essays on AI and the future of work. https://t.co/ivI5wlvnyf
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In August, NPEP welcomed Sammy Horowitz and Adam Pasen, writers for @ForceStarz, to teach a seminar on screenwriting. "This program is invaluable," Adam said of NPEP. "Getting to be a part of it (even for a day) cemented for me the power of art as a means of rehabilitation."
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#Highlights of the Year at RCCP We had a fantastic evening discussing Race, Caste, and Failures of Comparison with Professor Goyal (UCLA). You can read more about them here https://t.co/djH59jkM90.
@NUEnglishDept, @AfAmNU, and others came out to support. @BuffettInst
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Watch the Reel of 💫 Starlight - an Aao Mil Baithen community art space https://t.co/ZYnAVcB5OP via @YouTube sponsored by @BuffettInst Also, you can see visuals of the amazing things this group is up to here
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Our first program of the Fall Quarter was a collaboration with SpaceshiftCollective. Many thanks to @Soumyaarachel, RCCP's Research Assistant in the Fall, for her incredible dedication and work under the leadership of @LauraBrueck.We received generous support from @BuffettInst
Check out the fantastic program of events, all through October 29! And what's more? They are ALL FREE and OPEN to the public. Visit https://t.co/IcI5TbA56b for more information. The event is in partnership with @RaceCaste and sponsored by @BuffettInst
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22/23 Academic Year Highlights This year started with a collaboration that showed what amazing things can happen when academia steps outside of itself and truly engage with the community's brilliant minds! Please see the retweet for details #communityengagement #collaboration
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We have had an amazing year at RCCP, thanks to the incredible leadership of @LauraBrueck and Ivy Wilson, the generous support of @BuffettInst. In the coming days, I will be sharing highlights of our events and collaborations as we wrap up the school year.
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Friday evening was so much fun at @BookendsTweets with @adjoseph, @LauraBrueck, and Ivy Wilson. Can you beat this scenery? Many thanks to @BuffettInst for sponsoring the event, and @AfAmNU, @NUEnglishDept for their support
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If you'd like to attend Anthony Joseph's event tonight via Zoom, you can do so here 👇 https://t.co/Vo5EeOK6MK
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Please join us TONIGHT @ 5:00PM if you are in the Evanston area @BuffettInst @AfAmNU @KaplanHum @NUEnglishDept
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Students joined us last Thursday in a letter writing event for Keith LaMar, who sits on death row for a come he did not commit. If you could not make it, please fill out this form to contribute a letter of your own. https://t.co/Nwf1uay59K
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