BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:globalhealth.duke.edu BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9841e9138949aa37572a359e5fc8ab5c DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20260929T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20260929T130000 URL:https://globalhealth.duke.edu/events/healing-histories-trauma-informed- approach-confronting-legacy-racial-covenants LOCATION:040 Trent Hall\, plus Zoom webinar SUMMARY:Healing Histories: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Confronting the Le gacy of Racial Covenants CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABOUT EVENT\n\nThroughout the 20th century\, communities in man y parts of the United\nStates used racial covenants to codify neighborhood segregation\, a\nstructural legacy that continues to drive inequities in health and\neconomic success today. In this Think Global panel\, experts w ith\nbackgrounds in history\, education and social justice will explore ho w\ncommunities are confronting the ongoing impacts of this often-hidden\nh istory\, a process that can be a powerful tool in building stronger\ncommu nities that are better able to flourish and respond to\nadversity. \n\nPa nelists will describe the community engagement process of Mapping\nPrejudi ce\, an internationally recognized research project that works\nwith commu nities across the United States to mobilize volunteers to\nidentify and ma p racial covenants. The discussion will explore how\nthis process has crea ted collective understanding and led to policy\nchange in places such as M inneapolis\, and how a trauma-informed\napproach is essential to empowerin g communities. Through exploration\nof this model\, the discussion will of fer insights on how to\neffectively engage students and communities in pro ductive discussions\nabout how racial inequities are perpetuated\, while m inimizing\nemotional harm and fostering resilience.\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nRAE JEA N PROESCHOLD-BELL\, PHD (MODERATOR)\, is a Research Professor of\nGlobal H ealth and Director of the Center for Health Policy &\nInequalities Researc h (CHPIR). She is a community psychologist and\nintervention researcher wh o will briefly share CHPIR’s updated\nvision and emerging understanding of multisystemic adaptation\,\nresilience\, and strengthening across disci plines.\n\nKIRSTEN DELEGARD\, PHD\, is a public historian at the Universit y of\nMinnesota and one of the cofounders of Mapping Prejudice\, an\naward -winning research project that has mobilized more than 15\,000\nvolunteers in communities across the US to identify and map racial\ncovenants. ​De legard holds a PhD in history from Duke University.\n“The process is the product” is the mantra that guides this team\,\nwhich cultivates both t he personal agency and community strengthening\nnecessary to dismantle the structural legacies of these discriminatory\ndeeds.\n\nREBECCA GILLETTE\, MA\, is the Associate Director and Community\nEngagement Lead for Mapping Prejudice. She leads community engagement\nefforts by building partnershi ps across educational\, faith-based\,\nactivist\, and nonprofit communitie s. Through presentations\,\nfacilitated dialogue\, and community mapping s essions\, Rebecca invites\nparticipants to engage directly with primary so urces to foster a\ndeeper understanding of structural racism through exper iential\nlearning. A veteran community engagement professional\, Rebecca c enters\nand elevates the voices and lived experiences of those most impact ed\nby racial covenants\, ensuring their stories remain at the heart of\nM apping Prejudice's work. She holds a BA from Boston University and an\nMA from the University of Minnesota.\n\nARIELLE GRANT is a practitioner\, wri ter\, coach and consultant. She is\nthe lead teacher and curriculum develo per of Our Histories Are Healing\nin partnership with Mapping Prejudice of the University of Minnesota.\nShe is a certified Restorative Justice Circ le Facilitator\, certified\nEnneagram practitioner\, and student of the IC F Accredited Neurosomatic\nIntelligence Program. She founded Render Free i n 2020\, as a brick and\nmortar in Minneapolis to disrupt racial trauma by promoting whole-body\nwellness for Black and Brown women. Now\, she works with clients across\nthe country to incite interpersonal and innerworld r esources by\ninviting somatic awareness\, acknowledging internalized stori es of\nsurvival\, and realizing responsive value-aligned practices in purs uit\nof liberation.\n\n_This is a hybrid event with both in-person and rem ote attendance\noptions. Attendance in person is encouraged. Lunch will be \navailable. _\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ABOUT EVENT

Throughout the 20th cen tury\, communities in many parts of the United States used racial covenant s to codify neighborhood segregation\, a structural legacy that continues to drive inequities in health and economic success today. In this Think Gl obal panel\, experts with backgrounds in history\, education and social ju stice will explore how communities are confronting the ongoing impacts of this often-hidden history\, a process that can be a powerful tool in build ing stronger communities that are better able to flourish and respond to a dversity. \;

Panelists will describe the community engagement pr ocess of Mapping Prejudice\, an internationally recognized research projec t that works with communities across the United States to mobilize volunte ers to identify and map racial covenants. The discussion will explore how this process has created collective understanding and led to policy change in places such as Minneapolis\, and how a trauma-informed approach is ess ential to empowering communities. Through exploration of this model\, the discussion will offer insights on how to effectively engage students and c ommunities in productive discussions about how racial inequities are perpe tuated\, while minimizing emotional harm and fostering resilience.

SPEAKERS

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell\, PhD (moder ator)\, is a Research Professor of Global Health and Director of the Center for Health Policy &\; Inequalities Research (CHPIR). She is a community psychologist and intervention researcher who will briefly shar e CHPIR’s updated vision and emerging understanding of multisystemic ada ptation\, resilience\, and strengthening across disciplines.

Kirsten Delegard\, PhD\, is a public historian at the University of Minnesota and one of the cofounders of Mapping Prejudice\, an award-wi nning research project that has mobilized more than 15\,000 volunteers in communities across the US to identify and map racial covenants. ​Delegar d holds a PhD in history from Duke University. “The process is the produ ct” is the mantra that guides this team\, which cultivates both the pers onal agency and community strengthening necessary to dismantle the structu ral legacies of these discriminatory deeds.

Rebecca Gillette \, MA\, is the Associate Director and Community Engagement Lead f or Mapping Prejudice. She leads community engagement efforts by building p artnerships across educational\, faith-based\, activist\, and nonprofit co mmunities. Through presentations\, facilitated dialogue\, and community ma pping sessions\, Rebecca invites participants to engage directly with prim ary sources to foster a deeper understanding of structural racism through experiential learning. A veteran community engagement professional\, Rebec ca centers and elevates the voices and lived experiences of those most imp acted by racial covenants\, ensuring their stories remain at the heart of Mapping Prejudice's work. She holds a BA from Boston University and an MA from the University of Minnesota.

Arielle Grant is a practitioner\, writer\, coach and consultant. She is the lead teacher an d curriculum developer of Our Histories Are Healing in partnership with Ma pping Prejudice of the University of Minnesota. She is a certified Restora tive Justice Circle Facilitator\, certified Enneagram practitioner\, and s tudent of the ICF Accredited Neurosomatic Intelligence Program. She founde d Render Free in 2020\, as a brick and mortar in Minneapolis to disrupt ra cial trauma by promoting whole-body wellness for Black and Brown women. No w\, she works with clients across the country to incite interpersonal and innerworld resources by inviting somatic awareness\, acknowledging interna lized stories of survival\, and realizing responsive value-aligned practic es in pursuit of liberation.

This is a hybrid event with both in-person and remote attendance options. Attendance in person is enco uraged. Lunch will be available. \;

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