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How Does Racism Generate Inequities?

How Does Racism Generate Inequities? With Kau’i Sang | Director of the Office of Hawaiian Education  & Puni Jackson | Program Director at Ho’oulu ‘ĀinaHow has it been to be involved with The Reciprocity Project? Puni:  It felt a little bit like coming home. I’ve enjoyed meeting leaders who are thinking about really long-term outcomes and community-based and land-based solutions. …

How Do We Solve for Racism?

How Do We Solve for Racism? With Charles McDonald | Founder and Executive Director of Community Engagement PartnersWhy did you participate in the Reciprocity Project? The project is a true example of reciprocity being carried out. This collaboration is modeling the ethos of the project and that’s pretty cool. working together for mutual benefit—that’s pretty cool, and quite rare. How …

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Can We Fight Systemic Racism with S.T.E.A.M.?

Can We Fight Systemic Racism with S.T.E.A.M.? with Michael Dawson | Founder, Executive Director of Innovators for PurposeWhat inspired Innovators for Purpose? We founded Innovators for Purpose in 2014 to help young people, especially youth that are underrepresented in design and STEM activities, get excited about developing the mindsets to change the trajectory of their lives. And really that’s my …

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How Do We Redistribute Power? 

How Do We Redistribute Power?  with Doannie Tran | Equity and Strategy Fellow at Center for Innovation in EducationWhy was participating in The Reciprocity Project valuable to you? I was really blown away by both the power of the people who were involved and the work that they’re doing, but also really the sense that every context is deeply different. …