Date: January 25, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost: Free and Open to all members of the university community; Registration fee for off-campus registrants is $20.00
Contact: Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity at hedgemancenter@hamline.edu or 651-523-2423
Location: 106 East Hall
Sponsor: N/A
Description: Join the Hamline University NCORE Team for a day-long exploration of the intersection between race and socio-economic class, including: (1) the history and evolution of race and class in relation to discrimination, oppression and resistance against the backdrop of U.S. nationhood; (2) Current-day images, practices and experiences of race and class including changing demographics and racial categorization and gaps in wealth, education, poverty, and incarceration; and (3) the individual, institutional and systemic ways racism and classism are experienced, as well as the interventions needed by individuals, institutions and society at large.  

Participants will have opportunities in both large group and small group activities to: think about their own assumptions, experiences and identities; engage in self-reflection and conversation with others about race and class; and learn strategies for resisting and interrupting systems of oppression. Additionally, the mini-conference features Georgetown University Law Professor Peter Edelman, author of So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard To End Poverty in America.  

For more information, contact the Hedgeman Center at hedgemancenter@hamline.edu or 651-523-2423. Additional registration and event information will be available in early January.