Racial Solidarity: Building Beyond Barriers

Join the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the School of Public Policy for a #UMDSolidarity teach-in on racial solidarity and how it relates to anti-oppression work. Panelists will also discuss how white supremacy functions as a barrier to racial solidarity, especially among communities of color, and what UMD community members can begin to do to foster racial solidarity.

The panel includes:

• Deepa Iyer, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy
• William Ming Liu, Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education
• Nancy Mirabal, Associate Professor, Department of American Studies and US Latina/o Studies Program
• Carlton E. Green, Director, Diversity Training & Education (Office of Diversity & Inclusion) - moderator