Online Event: Civics as a National Security Imperative: Addressing Racial Injustice (Part 2 of 2)

Racism in the U.S., tragically evidenced by the killings of Black men and women at the hands of police and reflected in the disparate impact of Covid-19 on people of color, should be addressed as a fundamental issue of human rights.  But does it also threaten national security? Can empowered civic engagement through revitalized civics education play a role in addressing it?  

Please join us on July 2nd (4:00-5:15pm EST) for the second part of this two-part conversation: "The Role of Civics in Addressing Racial Injustice." 

This panel will follow-up on the earlier conversation on racism as a national security threat, and will discuss how civics and civic engagement can address racial injustice and build societal resilience. This panel will include the following experts: 

• Danielle Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard
• Shawn Healy, Democracy Program Director at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation
• Amber Coleman-Mortley, Director of Social Engagement at iCivics
• Andrew Wilkes, Senior Director of Policy Advocacy at Generation Citizen
• Suzanne Spaulding (moderator), Director of the Defending Democratic Institutions Project at CSIS

Please follow this link to join the first part of the conversation,"Racial Injustice as a National Security Threat", which will take part on July 1st (4:00-5:15pm EST). 
 

This series is made possible by Craig Newmark Philanthropies.