Discussions
• What impact can the recent surge of women elected to public office have on dismantling toxic masculinity?
• Why are student and professional athletes so often at the center of sexual assault cases?
• What does the plethora of untested rape kits across the nation say about our country’s regard for women?
• When accusations emerge of sexual harassment and assault, what is the significance of believing women?
• Is there a pathway to forgiveness and redemption for men who transgress?
• How do women who attack the credibility of accusers and defend powerful men under fire for misconduct like Charlemagne Tha God or even President Donald Trump complicate the terrain?
• Can we build into existing institutional structures a healthier theory and practice of masculinity? |
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• Is the alt-right just a new name for white supremacy or is their room for discussion across new divides?
• What is the future for criminal justice reforms and healthcare initiatives that were jumpstarted during the Obama administration??
• Where are millennial generation organizations like BYP100, Dream Defenders, United We Dream and Campaign Zero focusing their efforts post-election?
• Given crises in employment, education, criminal justice and more, can reforms advocated within the two-party electoral politics system go far enough to bring about quality of life that most Americans so desperately need?
• Will important gender debates within grassroots activists organizations continue in this climate of fear of Trump and rising American conservatism?
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• Can the digital technology strategies so successful in reaching young voters in 2012 be remixed for grassroots activist efforts today? • What is the potential for a third political party or political force beyond the two-party system? • Can young voters have a more transformative impact in local rather than national elections? • What models are emerging for grassroots activism in cities like Ferguson and Detroit that prove more effective than unwilling government efforts?
• What will be the influence of hip-hop in 2016, given its influence with young voters in past election cycles? • Given high voter turn outs in 2008 and 2012 among young Blacks and women, in what ways are these groups leveraging their influence today?
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• What were the spontaneous ways that youth organized in Ferguson that built on successes and failures on previous movements from Jena Six to Occupy?
• What has been the impact of FBI, Justice Department and grand jury involvement in securing justice in similar tragedies?
• What actions can youth take today to end racial disparities in policing and beyond in our lifetime?
• In what way does the Ferguson uprising reveal a heighten sophistication in the use of social media and on the ground organizing tools?
• As the struggle for justice for Mike Brown continues, how do we get to a place where youth organizers equally embracing social change efforts for Black and Brown women and girls? |
• How does the hip-hop industry contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline? • What economic opportunities exist for local communities that bring prisons to their area? • In what ways has the Great Recession of 2007-2009 affected the national prison debate? • What organizations and efforts are at the cutting edge of rethinking prisons in America? • Do Black males commit more crimes, or is there a direct connection between mass incarceration and corporate interests? • What impact does mass incarceration have on education, civic participation and families? |
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