President Maud S. Mandel, VP for Institutional Diversitiy, Equity & Inclusion Leticia S.E. Haynes '99, Davis Center Director Eden-Reneé Hayes, Prof. Carmen Whalen, Mohammed Memfis '21 & Dominic Madera '21 describe the Davis Center Initiative to foster a more inclusive environment to benefit the entire community.
Claiming Williams Panel: On the Frontlines of Inequity: Williams Alumni in DEI with Ali Michael '00, Sabine Chishty '12 and Sharifa Wright '03.
Ericka Hart is a black queer femme activist, writer, & award-winning sexuality educator. Hart’s voice is rooted in leading edge thought around human sexual expression as inextricable to overall human health & its intersections with race, gender, chronic illness & disability. The theme for Claiming Williams 2021 is “From Racial Injustice to Restoration.”
In this panel, members from the Williams Record, Williamstown Racial Justice Police Reform (WRJPR), Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee (DIRE), & other community members discuss their role in furthering conversations about racial justice & police & governmental accountability. Be advised that there may be conversations about sexual violence, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Williams for Williamstown (W4W) is a student initiative created to support local businesses in the Berkshires while feeding individuals & communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. W4W will discuss how many factors such as COVID & racial injustice play a role in food insecure communities.
