Let's Talk About Series

Let's Talk About: The Race Paradigm in America

Event Date: August 5, 2020
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Member Beth Tarasawa, Executive VP of Research at NWEA, shared findings from studies about the impact of school closings on student learning, sharing ideas about how individuals and communities can help through this challenging time for education.

Let's Talk About: Educational Impacts of COVID-19

Event Date: August 5, 2020
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Member Beth Tarasawa, Executive VP of Research at NWEA, shared findings from studies about the impact of school closings on student learning, sharing ideas about how individuals and communities can help through this challenging time for education.

Let's Talk About: Activism in Gun Violence

Event Date: July 9, 2020
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Member Heidi Yewman shared her story of becoming an activist on behalf of preventing gun violence. Learn more about her work from her articles from MS Magazine and the Daily Beast (“My month with a gun”), her book “Beyond the Bullet”, and her movie Behind the Bullet.

Let's Talk About: Allyship

Event Date: June 25, 2020
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The premiere of our series featured member Christine Moses, Diversity, Equity & Belonging Champion, who lead a conversation about allyship. She built on the ideas she shared with girlfriends in our e-mail sent during the first week of protests about racial injustice and police brutality.