DVDs now available

• "Creating a Mandate for Justice" -- videos of the Conference Plenaries

Videos of the Plenaries:

• The Compact for Racial Justice - Into Presentation
• The Compact for Racial Justice, A Proactive Plan for Fairness and Unity
• Examining Race in the Presidential Campaign Q&A with David Binder
• Post-Election Reflections Full Panel Discussion
• Race and the Global Economy

Short videos shown at the Conference:

• "Race and the Elections: Nov 4th and Beyond"
• "After this Election, Are We Post-Racial?"

Rinku Sen's opening remarks (Parts 1 and 2).

"Racial justice is the key to building the country [that they want to live in], it's at the center of building that country. And now, it's time for us to keep ourselves stirring so we can go the rest of the way. That's the work in front of us and it start's right now." 

Click here to view a video clip from Day 1 of ARC's Facing Race Conference. 

Check out Day 2 of the conference, and take a look at footage of plenary sessions, workshops, and speakers, as well as Eddie Palmieri's performance.

Visit racewire.org for more video clips of interviews, workshops, plenaries, and liveblogging. Comment on the strategies addressed at the conference and keep the debate going. Facing Race  was just the beginning.  Stay tuned for updates on more ways we can keep things stirring.

In addition, you can also sign on to the Compact for Racial Justice. The Compact for Racial Justice is a proactive plan for fairness and unity in our communities, politics, the economy and the law. It offers concrete strategies and policy proposals to reverse racial disparities and move our society towards full equity, inclusion and dignity for all people.

Conference Background:

Facing Race is a National Conference sponsored by the Applied Research Center.

From the thousands rallying for the Jena Six in Louisiana, to the outcry against the upsurge in nooses and hate crimes, to the protests against fatal police shootings, the continued struggle to recover on the Gulf Coast, and the fight for immigrants’ rights as raids rip apart families, our communities are working to change the rules so that privileges and punishments are not determined by the color of our skin.

This presidential election has created an opening for dialogue about racial justice that we haven’t seen in decades. Questions of racial justice dominate debates in academia, government and the media.

This is our moment. Critical Moments Require Critical Mass.

Facing Race is our chance to cut across the color line, claim this moving moment, and gather people of different races from across the country to discuss a myriad of issues and to outline a vision for the future of racial justice.

Advancing racial justice is not only an idea we share; it is a mission to define justice and make change. 

Facing Race explores the innovative strategies and successful models that have the power to make our racial justice moment into a reality. 

Keynote Speaker - Sherman Alexie

A prolific novelist, poet and screenplay writer, Alexie has been hailed as one of the best young writers of his generation. The New Yorker named him one of the top 20 writers for the 21st Century. Alexie recently won the National Book Award for his latest book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a coming-of-age, interracial comedy for young adults based on his first year at an all-white high school. WATCH SHERMAN ALEXIE ON THE COLBERT REPORT

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Plenary Sessions on:

• Post-Election Reflections: Examining Race in the Presidential Race
• The Race Debate: Challenging Colorblindness with Race Conscious Solutions
• Compact for Racial Justice: A Proactive Agenda for Advancing Racial Equity
• Race and the Global Economy

Questions?

Please contact Gina Acebo - Phone 510.653.3415 or email gacebo@arc.org. 

Contact the Applied Research Center for more information regarding the Facing Race 2008 Conference.

Applied Research Center, 900 Alice Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA, 94607

Phone 510.653.3415 or email facingrace@arc.org