This workshop will focus on how we can better understand our socioeconomic privilege.

This workshop will explore the promise and challenges of using the judicial system as a vehicle for social change.

This workshop focuses on the intersectionality of beauty standards as it pertains to Black women. The workshop analyzes and reflects on the intersectionality between race and how it affects the way Black women are perceived in society.

This workshop will offer 10 tips for anyone who is marginalized as a result of white supremacy and anti-Black ideology.

A deeper dive into racism at GDS from a black student perspective but also through the lens of "BlackatGDS" and current students

This workshop focuses on the intersectionality of beauty standards, focusing on colorism, texturism, and featurism, as it pertains to Black women.

In this session, we will discuss the abilities and the limits of using criminal prosecution as a tool in the fight for social justice.

Join this session to learn more about how the pandemic has affected Latino and other minority groups.

Learn more about who is impacted by immigration policies and why it is such a crucial global issue.

This workshop will explore the rich history of the Spiritual and trace its evolution from a resistance to the a celebrated cornerstone of the American choral canon.

In this discussion-based session, we will specifically discuss GDS's current guidelines around free speech.

In this session we will have a conversation about how race correlates with gun violence as a result of systemic racism and redlining and how it affects those indirectly and directly involved.

This session will look at the historical origins of inequitable access to housing in DC and suburban VA due to restrictions and income inequality, then talk about some of the challenges of solutions to successfully address the problem.

During this workshop, you and other members of the task force will convene to discuss this urgent problem and propose ideas for how to solve it.

How can we combat racial biases in Google search algorithms?

Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson and other stories of activism in sports depicted through film. We will explore the role of film in telling the stories of inequality and activism in sports.

Using the themes of Sh'mot/Exodus, we will discuss the lessons and values that call us to bring our full selves to life, including social justice work.

Come join us to learn about the issue and prepare to become an effective teen lobbyist!

In this workshop, we will be addressing what "anti-racism" means and attempting to craft a society where racism and its effects aren't a reality.

This workshop will follow the journey of Amy Ard: from Washington DC birth doula to a fierce advocate for the rights of pregnant women and mothers in prison including her instrumental role in the passing of Georgia's first legislation prohibiting shackling of incarcerated women during labor and delivery.

This seminar will include a brief talk and will try to answer questions about nationalism and Islamism in the Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, and Israel.

In this workshop, we will talk about different aspects of Jewish-Black relations, the intersectionality of the Jewish and Black communities, and how to promote racial equity, diversity and inclusion in our own lives.

Join us for a discussion about White feminism and the ways in which it perpetuates racism.

This workshop will introduce and expose participants to the medium of spoken word poetry and its connection to the various social injustices that have been experienced by marginalized communities in the United States.

This session will explore Albert Ayler's music and view it through the connections made by Jeff Lederer with his band "Brooklyn Blowhards".

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This session explores the myth - that Affirmative Action programs give Black students an "unfair advantage," when in actually, White students are the ones who benefit the most from preferential programs.

In this session, we will learn about how taking a short pause before responding to certain situations can bring us a sense of lasting joy.

A history of the development of the right to same-sex marriage in the US from the early 90s to the present.

The session will include an in-depth look at environmental racism in the DMV and introduce ways to get involved through self-reflection and action.

Discussing the parallels between Colin Kaepernick's kneeling and Donald Trumps social media ban.

In this session, students will explore the biological roots of discrimination, mistrust, and hatred. 

This workshop will be discussing the rise of women in color in politics and the push for politicians to represent and reflect a true American body.

Based in part on the book by Safiya Noble, this class takes an introductory look at the design of Artificial Intelligence.

This workshop will explore the promise and challenges of using the judicial system as a vehicle for social change.

A deeper dive into racism at GDS from a black student perspective but also through the lens of "BlackatGDS" and current students

The workshop will involve a discussion about not only the objects mentioned, but what is currently being done in many places to address the controversies.

In this workshop, join Policy Institute Fellows Maya Stutman-Shaw, Jamie Kleinbord, and Ella Farr as they dive into what consent looks like both within and beyond GDS.

In this session, we will examine the work of several notable jazz musicians to drive change within our society.

Find out where women around the world wield political power--and why gender parity in leadership matters.

This session will focus on what you each of you can do to recognize when the government uses its power unjustly, how that affects the people who are targeted, and what you can to do to help bend history’s arc.

During this workshop, you and other members of the task force will convene to discuss this urgent problem and propose ideas for how to solve it.

In this workshop, we will be exploring social justice and discuss how you can be an activist.

We will examine photography composition and what makes a photograph iconic.

Come learn about various white people who have worked for racial justice throughout the entire history of our country.

In this workshop, we will be addressing what "anti-racism" means and attempting to craft a society where racism and its effects aren't a reality.

This seminar will include a brief talk and will try to answer questions about nationalism and Islamism in the Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, and Israel.

During this workshop, we'll use charts, graphs, videos, and other data representations to make our own conclusions about the vaccine distribution across the world.

This workshop will introduce and expose participants to the medium of spoken word poetry and its connection to the various social injustices that have been experienced by marginalized communities in the United States.

This session will explore Albert Ayler's music and view it through the connections made by Jeff Lederer with his band "Brooklyn Blowhards".

This workshop will help you build your affirmation toolbox so you can to continue to let your light shine brightly.

Learn songs and background from movements including the Underground Railroad, the US Civil Rights Movement, Anti-War, and Modern Social Protests.

Historically Black Colleges and University Survey

In this session, we will learn about how taking a short pause before responding to certain situations can bring us a sense of lasting joy.

The session will include an in-depth look at environmental racism in the DMV and introduce ways to get involved through self-reflection and action.

We will look at black voice, black representation, and black experiences through artistic portraiture.

In this session, students will explore the biological roots of discrimination, mistrust, and hatred. 

This workshop will be discussing the rise of women in color in politics and the push for politicians to represent and reflect a true American body.

During this session, we will experience Amanda’s poetry together, pausing to discuss some of the choices she made and the meaning of what she says.