Facing Race 2007 - In Review
With 600 participants, more than 50 workshops, 3 plenaries and 1 jazz legend, the national conference united the racial justice movement for 3 days in New York City.

These brief summaries link to more extensive pieces covered as part of our online conference at the ColorLines blog, RaceWire.

You can also find workshop notes, participant biographies and important resources at the Facing Race wiki: http://www.facingrace.wiki.zoho.com

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Keynote: Walter Mosley
The award-winning novelist talked about his latest confrontations with racism, proposed solutions to inequities, and read from his recent political manifesto Life Out of Context.
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The Future of Racial Justice
The first plenary of Facing Race dissected the color line in the 21st century, from housing discrimination to leveling racial hierarchies.
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Facing Race on Capitol Hill
On the heels of a Democratic takeover of the House and Senate, the second plenary laid out an agenda for Congressional action on racial justice.
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Lessons From Around the World
Lessons from Around the World brought together international leaders from France, America, and Latin American to discuss global solutions to displacement and the legacy of post-colonial racism.
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Kaleidoscope featuring Eddie Palmieri
Facing Race was on its feet when some of New York's hottest poets, musicians and filmmakers joined jazz legend Eddie Palmieri for Kaleidescope.
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In The News

ARC's Facing Race Conference was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle!

The writer focused on our "Post-Election Reflections" panel.

Rinku Sen Named an UTNE Visionary

Sen is one of 50 who made the list

Watch Rinku Sen on Meet the Bloggers

Rinku Sen on Meet The Bloggers

The 'Accidental American' authors  interviewed on Tavis Smiley

Watch a clip of Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh discussing their book, The Accidental American, on The Tavis Smiley Show.Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh on The Tavis Smiley Show