January 8, 2021
On Friday, November 6, 2020, the Equity Institute at Skyline College hosted the 3rd Bi-Annual Equity Summit, a virtual half-day professional learning experience that featured 10 national thought leaders, practitioners, and activists who shared their perspective, expertise, and recommendations for advancing equity, social justice and re-imagining educational spaces. This year s featured keynote speaker was activist and filmmaker, Bree Newsome Bass. The experience brought together over 300 educators, students, and community members who logged onto zoom from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California, and out of state.
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The program commenced with opening remarks from President Melissa Moreno, EI Manager Katrina Pantig, and a moment of silence for the passing of Tom Mohr. The first half of the Summit experience consisted of three 15-minute Equity Talks on Humanizing Pedagogy (Dorinda Carter-Andrews, Ph.D.) , Culturally Resp