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SUMMARY:Online Exhibition: Back to the Present — Opens
DESCRIPTION:Powered by the Black Student Union (BSU) at FIT\, the Back to the Present virtual exhibition conveys comparisons between activism\, police brutality\, and racism from the 1960s to 2020 through art submitted from all over the country. Not only did the curators want to invoke a feeling of shock and disbelief on how similar photos\, videos\, and art look from the two time periods\, but they also wanted to bring an element of fashion\, music\, and pop culture into the exhibition. \nBack to the Present is curated by the BSU’s Joi Berry\, Communications Design AAS ‘21; Ashleigh Simpson\, Fashion Design AAS ‘21; and Kia Ward\, Textile/Surface Design BFA ‘21. \nThis virtual exhibition is hosted by the Art and Design Gallery at FIT and is also sponsored by the Diversity Council of FIT as part of its Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities\, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. \nVisit the exhibition here. \n\nExhibition-related events:  \nVirtual Artist Talks: BSU x Art and Design Gallery: Feb. 25\, 1–2 pm\nFive to seven artists featured in the exhibition will be featured. They will get to speak about their work and tell attendees about themselves and their practice.  RSVP to receive a link to the event here.  \nThis virtual exhibition is free and open to the public.  
URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/online-exhibition-back-to-the-present-opens/
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CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The FIT Board of Trustees’ next meeting will be held on Tuesday\, February 2\, 2021. \nPublic session: 10:35 am\nExecutive session: 10:45 am*\nLive public access available: fitnyc.edu/boardmeetings \n*This special meeting of the board is being called for the sole purpose of discussion of a personnel matter. There are no additional items on the agenda. The executive session of this special meeting is not open to the public and will not be streamed. At the conclusion of the executive session\, the board will resume the public session of the special meeting for the sole purpose of adjourning the meeting of the board. \n 
URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/fit-board-of-trustees-meeting-20/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Online Event,Public
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address: Piper Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Piper Anderson\, founder and president of Create Forward\, will be the keynote speaker for the opening of Black History Month. The national theme for Black History Month is The Black Family: Representation\, Identity\, and Diversity. \nThe program will begin with opening remarks from FIT President Joyce F. Brown at 12:30. Anderson’s talk will begin at 1 pm. She will be introduced by FIT Chief Diversity Officer Ron Milon. \nAnderson’s talk will be followed by a live Q&A. \n\nJoin the opening program here. \n\nAbout Piper Anderson\nAn entrepreneur\, a skilled storyteller\, and an effective coach\, and trainer\,  Piper Anderson is the founder and President of Create Forward\, a social impact firm that produces experiences to advance equity and justice. Her career over the last 20 years has traversed the arts\, youth development\, community organizing\, education and the healing arts providing her with an interdisciplinary toolbox of cultural strategies to advance social change.   \nIn 2016\, Anderson was awarded a TED Residency to develop an innovative storytelling project called Mass Story Lab. Mass Story Lab has traveled to more than thirteen U.S cities creating immersive storytelling laboratories that center the experiences of people impacted by incarceration\, then channeling these personal stories into instruments of justice. As part of her residency\, Anderson gave a TED Talk\, “Can Stories Create Justice?” Her talk challenges us to throw out conventional notions of punishment\, and to imagine a justice system that builds and restores humanity.  \nPiper Anderson is a professor at NYU’s Gallatin School and a founding member of the advisory board and faculty of NYU’s Prison Education Program. She has guest lectured at universities across the country including Harvard Law\, Columbia University\, Georgetown\, and Occidental College. She is a New School Writing Democracy Fellow\, a Culture Push Fellow for Utopian Practice\, and a former Civic Hall Organizer in Residence. \nThis event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities\, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. \nThis virtual event is for the FIT community only.  
URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/black-history-month-opening-program-and-keynote-address-piper-anderson/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Black History Month: Racism and Structural Change
DESCRIPTION:Structural racism—the normalized and legitimized range of policies\, practices\, and attitudes that routinely produce cumulative chronic adverse outcomes for people of color—is the main driver of racial inequality in America today. This presentation will present information on the origins of systematic racism in this country and what we can do to change it both short and long term. Please note that this session is not part of the Diversity Ambassador Program.  \nSpeakers: Dr. Ron Milon and Taur Orange \nJoin the Webex meeting here\nID: 1327280643\nPassword: G7J2SUnG \nThis event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities\, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. \nThis virtual event is for the FIT community only. 
URL:https://events.fitnyc.edu/event/black-history-month-racism-and-structural-change/
LOCATION:NY
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