The mission of the AOCC is to inspire and impact the improvement of the education sector by annually convening alumni, students, practitioners, artists, and scholars both from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and across the nation in order to share best practices and cutting edge research on strengthening that practices and competencies of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that pertains to people of color in educational spaces.

This year’s theme Immunity in Community: Resilience in the Face of a Double Pandemic, acknowledges the challenges and celebrates the successes unique to communities of color. We will engage in critical dialogue related to issues communities of color must overcome to gain access to education during COVID-19.

In this workshop, IBWEP educators will share our framework for teaching about present day and historical oppression in ways that center Black humanity and empower students to challenge racism in their own lives.