Heather McGhee Streaming Package for the 2022 ConferenceThe Washington State Public Health Association is excited to host Heather McGheeauthor of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
at its annual conference to be held in Wenatchee, WA October 11-13, 2022. If you can’t join us in-person this year for this inspiring moment, you can join us virtually.
“Heather McGhee’s message of how racism hurts us all and how we can have conversations about race within our agencies and communities is critical for our all of us. I hope you will join us in-person or virtually for this meaningful and timely dialogue.” – Adrian Dominguez, WSPHA President Please accompany us to view Ms. McGhee’s live presentation as well as join WSPHA for these additional live-streamed programs included with the program: AGENDA - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 10:10 – 11:40 AM Racism as a Public Health Crisis How does racism show up in your communities? What are the impacts of white supremacy? Moderator: JanMarie Ward, WSPHA President-Elect
12:25 – 1:25 PM Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Introduction: Adrian Dominguez, WSPHA President Heather McGhee designs and promotes solutions to inequality in America. She has testified in Congress, drafted legislation and become a regular contributor on shows like Meet the Press. For nearly two decades, she helped build the non-partisan "think and do" tank Demos, serving four years as president. Her New York Times bestselling book The Sum of Us was longlisted for the National Book Award and for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The book's cross-cutting message about the economic costs of racism to us all garnered it the Zocalo Prize for the best book advancing our shared humanity AND the Porchlight prize for the Best Business Book of the Year. Heather is currently chair of the board of Color of Change, the country’s largest online racial justice organization.
2:00 – 2:50 PM Indigenous People's History and Health; Relevance to Homelands, Treaties, and Tribal Sovereignty "The Indian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political communities retaining their original natural rights as undisputed possessors of the soil, from time immemorial"...Worcester v Georgia 1832 Supreme Court Decision from the Marshall Trilogy. What does this understanding from the Supreme Court ruling mean in context of the health, healing, and restoration of Indigenous people today? Moderator: JanMarie Ward, WSPHA President-Elect
4:20 – 5:10 PM Transforming Public Health to Address Racism Racism is a Public Health Crisis. Structural and institutional racism has caused harm to Black, Indigenous, and other Persons of Color (BIPOC) and has led to distrust of our public health systems, structures, and frameworks. We, together, must create a new path beginning by identifying how racism is manifested in our public health systems and institutions. Together, we must work to dismantle and deconstruct dominant systems of power and oppression, and with all communities, innovate and construct a healing and equitable future. What should be considered in creating a path of healing and restoration? Moderator: JanMarie Ward, WSPHA President-Elect
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