ICARE4Justice

Self-Care As Resistance

The ICARE4Justice Summit provided global scholars and practitioners with frameworks to develop anti-racist policy endeavors specific to their focal areas. Yet, in the midst of engaging in academic work and activism it is important to not forget about our well being. That said, this episode focuses on a lively panel discussion held on the fourth day of the summit titled, Self-Care as Resistance: Counternarratives on Navigating Racism, anti-Blackness, and Coloniality in Higher Education. Led by Dr. Diandra Prescod from the University of Connecticut, you will hear from panelists who are at various stages of their careers and also offer unique perspectives based on their country’s context. Join us to hear more about how they each approach self-care and what we can do on an individual level to better practice community care. 
 
If you would like to learn more about self-care practices and resources, feel free to access this link that includes a community toolkit with readings, podcasts, videos, and poems shared by our panelists. 

Reflecting on Global Learning Spaces to Advance Racial Equity

The ICARE4Justice podcast highlights significant learning moments from the Global Summer Summit, which brought together a group of transnational critical scholar-practitioners to analyze, assess, and design important considerations for establishing a global strategy and framework for advancing equity for racially and ethnically minoritized communities in higher education. Our first episode this season, “Reflecting on Global Learning Spaces for Advancing Equity,'' is led by Dr. Saran Stewart alongside Dr. Frank Tuitt from the University of Connecticut (UConn). Together they lead a reflective conversation with Jessey Wendy Antwi, graduate student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Program at UConn and Dr. Neema Begum, Assistant Professor of British Politics at the University of Nottingham. The discussion focuses on key takeaways from the summit, and how they plan to apply their knowledge to their daily practice. 

Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI)

In bringing together 3 individuals, 3 programs, and 3 countries, our guests share more about the Intersectional and Comparative Advancement for Racial Equity for Justice (ICARE4Justice) Summer Summit, the idea behind it, and what they collectively do. As a group, our guests provide insights into their notions of decolonization, unity, and the role of higher education in tackling the societal issue of racial injustice. Join us as we hear more about how our guests approach this relevant issue and also propose new ways of approaching solutions aimed to achieve equity in the various spaces we inhabit as students, professionals, and human beings. 

Decolonizing the University

We are joined by educators and administrators from higher education institutions on a global scale to hear about why they believe it is important to engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. They cover concepts focused on inclusive growth, indigenous philosophies, and cultural humility, among others. Our speakers also engage in the question of what is needed to give up to fully engage in this work to decolonize the mind in an effort to reimagine a more equitable and inclusive global society. Our speakers end by extending advice to audience members who wish to engage in this work through acts of reverse-mentoring, practicing active listening, and implementing racial healing circles at our respective institutions. 

Islamophobia

The importance, relevance, and humanity surrounding Islam is crucial in acquiring a full understanding and awareness of the faith. Through the insights shared by current university students from The Hague, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Connecticut, they share more about what it means to be Muslim in their regional contexts, what we can do to combat Islamophobia, and offer implications for what might result societally if we are not willing to have open conversations about this. Join us to learn more about how higher education institutions and individuals can better support Muslim communities.