It's a wrap! Thank you for a fantastic Symposium!
Check back for session recordings, coming as soon as we are able to gather and edit them.
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Rebuilding from the Roots: “We invite participants to the 2022 Shepard Symposium on Social Justice to consider how to reconceptualize both the processes and the outcomes of DEI in all of its various shapes. More, we welcome conversation that addresses the foundations of the very systems that have made DEI necessary and ineffective. Many such programs lack more than a superficial commitment to actual change, others create their initiatives without input from or recognition of the lived experiences of their target beneficiaries. Indeed, the very idea of the “target beneficiary” perpetuates “othering” on a myriad of levels. This year, we hope to explore how, rather than just inviting participants to sit at tables that were built without them, to break down the traditional tables and create gatherings and community in intentional, meaningful, and just ways. The 2022 Shepard Symposium on Social Justice seeks to re-envision and rebuild the idea of creating change with the goal of examining systems from their roots to create solutions from the ground up with the intent of integrating equitable methodologies into our daily lives.”
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Keynote Speaker: Kate Kelly
Kate Kelly is zealous advocate and passionate activist. She has a JD from American University Washington College of Law, the only law school in the world founded by, and for, women. She graduated cum laude in 2012, and received the Class of 2012 Peter M. Cicchino Award for Outstanding Advocacy in the Public Interest. She is a vocal women's rights champion in the U.S., and around the world. Kate spent the better part of the last two years working in the U.S. House of Representatives, primarily on the Equal Rights Amendment.
Kate believes the simple and popular adage that women's rights are human rights, and is committed to legal advocacy & education for women & other marginalized groups. She is a nationally-known advocate for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and Host of the podcast ordinary Equality. She has a forthcoming book also called "Ordinary Equality" about the history of the women who have shaped the U.S. Constitution.
Kate believes the simple and popular adage that women's rights are human rights, and is committed to legal advocacy & education for women & other marginalized groups. She is a nationally-known advocate for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and Host of the podcast ordinary Equality. She has a forthcoming book also called "Ordinary Equality" about the history of the women who have shaped the U.S. Constitution.