A Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24, Boston University will pause for the Day of Collective Engagement: Racism, Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles. The day gives an opportunity to listen, learn, and discuss with one another and with leaders across BU. The day begins with a panel moderated by Ibram X. Kendi, Founder of the new BU Center for Antiracist Research. STH Professor Rady Roldán-Figueroa participates in two concurrent sessions with clergy from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. These are listed below and occur at 10:30am ET and 12:45pm ET respectively.
The full day’s schedule is posted on the Diversity & Inclusion Office website, and the links to access the sessions will be posted on that website tomorrow. Current BU students, staff, and faculty do not need to register. Registration for alumni/ae can be found here.
A Clergy Conversation on Strategies for Change in Race Relations
10:30am
We hope to garner the wisdom of faith traditions and clergy who are interested in addressing the violence of racism in American society. Participants will share their views as religious practitioners from the perspective of their faith traditions. Closed captions will be available.
- Rady Roldán-Figueroa, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Associate Professor of the History of Christianity, School of Theology
- Rev. Milagro Grullon, pastor of Community Christian Fellowship-Lawrence and secretary of the board of AMEDAL (Associación Ministerial Evangelica del Area de Lawrence)
- Rev. Jordan Harris (STH’17), pastor of Connexion, United Methodist Church
- Imam Dr. Asif Hirani, Resident Scholar of Worcester Islamic Center in Massachusetts
- Rabbi Elie Lehmann, Jewish Chaplain at Boston University and Campus Rabbi for BU Hillel
- Rev. Daryl Paul Lobban, Director of Justice and Advocacy for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; Senior Fellow for The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute; and on the pastoral staff of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Arlington, VA
A Conversation with Diversity & Inclusion Practitioners
12:45pm
There are multiple individuals at BU who are formally charged with overseeing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. This conversation will focus on their work and strategies, the opportunities they see as being possible at BU, common challenges, and the ways in which faculty, staff, and students can be effective partners. Closed captions will be available.
- Crystal Williams (Moderator), Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion; Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences.
- Tiffany Enos, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, BU Questrom School of Business
- Rady Roldán-Figueroa, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Associate Professor of the History of Christianity, School of Theology