POCIS Equity and Inclusion Virtual Speaker Series

The Equity and Inclusion Virtual Speaker Series is a program sponsored by POCIS Seattle, People of Color of Independent Schools in the Northwest, to offer our communities the opportunity to connect, learn, and engage in topics around equity, inclusion, and antiracist education and action. These events are free and accessible to all.

RSVP at https://sites.google.com/meridianschool.edu/virtual-speaker-series/home

October 5, 2023, 6–7:15pm
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Storytelling as Resistance: Experience at Predominantly White Institutions and Generational Trauma

February 8, 2024, 5–6:15 pm
Dr. Bernice A. King
A Conversation with Dr. Bernice A. King

March 13, 2024, 6–7:15p
Dr. Megan Asaka
Beyond the Model Minority: Asian American Histories of Resistance and Renewal in the Pacific Northwest and Beyond

May 23, 2024, 6–7:15pm
Ruha Benjamin
Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Setting of Technology and Society

Families of Color Seattle (FOCS)

Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) connects families, caregivers, and children of color through peer-led parent support groups; spaces to share culture, skills, and resources; and racial justice education and advocacy. Check out their recommended list of articles, websites, and books at https://www.focseattle.org/focsresources.

WSHS PTSA hosted the FOCS workshop on Undoing Racism & Teaching Equity in January 2021. Please take a look at the supporting materials about racial equity.

Teens in America

A special five-part audio series exploring teen perspectives on race from YR Media and The Washington Post. Listen at https://interactive.yr.media/teens-in-america/.