The Atlantic Institute's fifth webinar in the series, A (K)new World Reimagined, took place on June 25 2020, and explored racism as a factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and how the virus has exposed the need for urgent change.
Speakers:
Michael Smith
Director of Youth Opportunity Programs at the Obama Foundation, Executive Director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity.
Tracy Jooste
Senior Advocacy Officer, International Budget Partnership, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity.
Dr Mera Penehira
Associate Professor in Indigenous Education at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi (an Indigenous University in New Zealand).