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Communities of Color Moving Forward
March 3, 2006
Sandy Grande professor, education, Connecticut College
Thomas Hehir professor, practice, HGSE
Peter Nien-Chu Kiang professor, education, UMass Boston
Ceasar McDowell professor, moderator
Kathleen McCartney professor, education, Harvard
Robert Peterkin instructor, HGSE

Panelists discuss how they understand and define catastrophe in the context of communities of color. They ask whether catastrophe is a one-time, horrific event that changes a community's daily life or a long-range series of events that consistently undermine a community ability to pursue goals. Is a catastrophic event generated by natural occurrences or human action? Attention is specifically focused on events affecting individuals and communities of color and a community's ability to drive the education of its members.

Culture & Identity | Education
Achievement Gap | education | ESL | poor | social justice | Community Building | Education Reform | Latino | Race
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