Let’s Talk About Race
The Black Lives Matter movement has gone global and the events in recent weeks, such as the unjust killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, represent a reckoning. It is time for us to talk about race.
In this discussion, a panel of experts will explore how to have rigorous, honest and effective conversations about race. They will also discuss how these concepts play out in our personal and professional lives.
The panel will cover:
How to have difficult conversations about race
What being an ally means and how to practice anti-racism
The historical context for oppressive structures
Ways to be more inclusive in the workplace
Our hope is to help members of our community build a capacity to broach these issues and develop useful strategies to continue educating yourself and others. We will also provide tools for how you can turn these conversations into tangible action.
A Q&A session will follow the panel. We recommend submitting your questions in advance when you register. You will also have the opportunity to submit questions throughout the webinar.
If you’re unable to attend, register anyway and we’ll send you a link to the recording.
Featuring insights from:
Claudine Moore, Moderator
Listed on the UK Powerlist: Britain’s Top 100 Most Influential Black People, Claudine is an award-winning global Public Relations consultant and Managing Director of C. Moore Media International Public Relations, a New York-based boutique PR agency. With 15+ years of experience, Claudine has worked with a wide range of organizations including global PR agencies, Fortune 100 brands, global heritage brands, Foundations and startups across multiple international markets and sectors.
A sought-after global speaker and thought-leader, Claudine has hosted on stage fireside chat interviews with global leaders, delivered keynotes, hosted master classes and most recently was invited to moderate a panel of African First Ladies at the United Nations during the 74th United Nations General Assembly.
Passionate about corporate social responsibility, social impact and the empowerment of women and girls, since 2017, Claudine has been an Adjunct Professor at New York University, teaching CSR and social impact alongside global engagement, global PR and marketing and communications writing.
Claudine is a founding board member of Social Media Week Lagos and as an avid writer has provided content for HuffPost, the Holmes Report, CNN, Black Enterprise and PR Week US. She was elected to St. George’s Society’s Board of Directors earlier this year.
Linda Evans, M.A.
Linda Evans has worked in higher education and career services for 9 years, and is a student and educator of multicultural competence. She has a B.A. in American Studies and minor in Ballroom Dance from Brigham Young University, and a M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. Linda has an Advanced Diploma in Coaching from New York University and is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. She started her career coaching business, Launched by Linda, in 2011. She was born in China, grew up in Seattle, went to Utah for college, lived in DC and NYC for graduate school, returned to Utah in 2017, and moved to San Antonio in 2020. She currently serves as the Assistant Director for Assessment and Technology at Trinity University.
Dr. Anisha Patel
Dr. Anisha Patel is an active member of St. George's Society and a clinical psychologist with a background in developmental neuroscience and psychopathology. She has worked in both private and public hospital settings including St. George’s Hospital London, NYC Health and Hospitals, and Yale Child Study Center with a primary focus on early childhood trauma in historically vulnerable and oppressed communities. She currently practices in lower Manhattan working with children, teenagers and adults specializing in anxiety, mood, trauma as well as life transitions, professional difficulties, and relationship struggles.
Sonny Singh
Sonny Singh is a social justice educator, activist, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. He has over two decades of experience facilitating workshops and giving talks on anti-oppression and social justice issues. He regularly leads trainings for nonprofit organizations, activist groups, schools (grades 4-12), and colleges/universities, and is sought after for his transformative approach to education and social change. Sonny is also a member of the training teams at the Center for Racial Justice in Education and Race Forward. Sonny is currently a board member of TakeRoot Justice.
Sonny has been active in movements for social and economic justice since he was a teenager and worked as a labor and community organizer in his 20s. He received his Master’s Degree in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he studied and practiced the art of using education as a tool for liberation.