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WV Center on Budget & Policy: Summit on Race Matters in Appalachia
November 10, 2014 - November 11, 2014
$25
The Summit will offer a unique opportunity for people from throughout West Virginia to participate in a constructive, in-depth conversation about the complicated history of race relations and racial inequality in the state. Participants will examine the causes and consequences of structural inequities that exist across social, political, education and financial systems and how those inequities negatively affect everyone. It will encourage strong leaders, working together, to commit themselves to building a community that improves the well-being of all West Virginians.
The event will include a screening of “Cracking the Codes: Social Determinants of Racial Inequality” on Monday evening, November 10th and workshop discussions about this powerful movie on Tuesday, November 11th. The event will also feature keynote speakers, including Dr. Gail Christopher, Vice President for Policy and Senior Advisor, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Mike Wenger, author of My Black Family, My White Privilege, and senior fellow at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC.
November 10, 5PM-9PM
The Culture Center, State Capitol Complex
November 11, 8AM-5PM
Four Points Sheraton, 600 Kanawha Blvd, downtown Charleston
Contact
Linda Frame
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy
304-720-8682
lframe@wvpolicy.org
