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    The Fierce Urgency Of Now: Closing Glaring Gaps In US Surveillance Data On COVID-19
    Nancy Krieger, Gregg Gonsalves, Mary T. Bassett, William Hanage, and Harlan M. Krumholz. 4/14/2020. “The Fierce Urgency Of Now: Closing Glaring Gaps In US Surveillance Data On COVID-19.” Health Affairs . See full text.Abstract
    In order to have a robust understanding of the impacts of COVID-19, data on racial, economic, and gender inequities must be collected. 

    It is insufficient to ask simply whether the virus is or is not present. Social data about who is infected are crucial for responding to needs now and will allow for better estimation of the likely spread and impact of COVID-19, the toll of which will be measured not only in deaths but also in the second-order, socially disparate spill-over effects on people’s economic well-being and safety. Real-time fast journalistic reporting and advocacy groups in the US and other countries are pointing to the critical importance of racial/ethnic, economic, and gender inequities to shaping COVID-19 risks. In the past week, calls for data on COVID-19 by race/ethnicity have been issued by leading politicians, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Ayana Pressley, the Congressional Black Caucus, the National Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, and by journalists. Why aren’t the public health data documenting these risks available?

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    2020 Jun 03

    The Struggle for Black Lives: Historical Legacies to Future Possibilities

    Registration Closed 11:00am to 12:00pm

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    The tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville have sparked protests across the country. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with two leading scholars on the history of racist policing in the United States, the killing of black people by police and vigilantes, the role of social and civil rights movements in advocating for change, and ways in which we can envision a just future.  

    Panelists:

    • Keisha N. Blain | W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow, Harvard University; President, African American...
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    2020 Jun 05

    Migrants in Hungary and the Role of Grassroots Groups

    Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm

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    Introducing activism through the lens of a solidarity group in Hungary.

    Panelists:

    • Aiski Ryokas | Activist
    • Aliz Pocsuvalszki | Activist
    • Mussa Kilam | Activist 
    • Amy Rodgers | Activist 
    • Camille Tournebize | Activist 
    • Aniko Bakonyi (co-moderator) | Topol Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy...
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    2020 Jun 12

    People Power in the Face of Authoritarianism in Nicaragua

    Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm

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    A conversation with Nicaraguan human rights defenders about the trials, triumphs and future challenges of people power in Nicaragua in a context of democratic decay, decreasing civic space and authoritarianism since the return of Daniel Ortega to power in 2007.

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    • Amaya Coppens Zamora | Activist, Medical Student, Political Prisoner
    • Mateo Jarquín Chamorro | Assistant Professor, Chapman University 
    • Mónica López Baltodano | Activist,...
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    2020 Jun 17

    India’s COVID Democracy Crisis: Lockdown of Labour and Liberties

    Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm

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    In response to the public health crisis of COVID, India has imposed one of the most stringent and ill prepared lockdowns in the world, leading to a humanitarian disaster. Over 700 people have died unrelated to the virus but due to distress directly caused by the lockdown, such as hunger. Even as the state has flexed its executive muscle, activating police forces to enforce the lockdown with...

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    2020 Jun 11

    Police Brutality in the United States: A Conversation with Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

    Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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    The killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well as countless black people has sparked protests around the country. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Callamard and other UN experts have called on the U.S. government "to take decisive action to address systemic racism and racial bias in the criminal justice system by launching independent investigations and ensuring accountability in all cases of excessive use of force by police." 

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    The Floyd Protests Are the Broadest in U.S. History — and Are Spreading to White, Small-Town America
    Lara Putnam, Erica Chenoweth, and Jeremy Pressman. 6/6/2020. “The Floyd Protests Are the Broadest in U.S. History — and Are Spreading to White, Small-Town America.” Washington Post. See full version.Abstract
    Erica Chenoweth discusses the Floyd protests and its impact on law, social policies, and the 2020 elections.

    Across the country, people are protesting the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and demanding action against police violence and systemic racism. National media focuses on the big demonstrations and protest policing in major cities, but they have not picked up on a different phenomenon that may have major long-term consequences for politics. Protests over racism and #BlackLivesMatter are spreading across the country — including in small towns with deeply conservative politics.

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