The second day of theDesign for Equity | Conscious NYC | Conscious Cities Festival 2020event series, will be: Creating Equitable Education Spaces.

Series of Presentation – Addressing inequity in Education | 12:30 to 3:30pm

At Conscious NYC, we believe inclusivity and intersectional ideation is critical in pedagogy and practice. In the first day of the 2020 NYC Conscious Cities Festival, speakers will address various issues and solutions inequity in educational institutions, pedagogy, and practices.See the lineup of speakers below.

Round Table Discussion – Creating Equitable Education Spaces | 5:00 to 6:15pm

A diverse group of international and local experts will participate in a collaborative and interactive brainstorming session, along with attendees, to deconstruct and reimagine a more conscious NYC, by illuminating challenges, solutions, and key metrics in equity.Attendees should be prepared to participate in a Zoom meeting for part of the event.

Design for Equity | Conscious NYC | CCF 2020 | Monday October 19th-22nd“Equality does not see colour, therefore, contributes to privilege. Equity sees colour, recognizes systemic forms of racism and actively provides resources to level the playing field” ― Sope Agbelusi “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”― James Baldwin These quotes help us frame the dialogue and the flow of ideas we will explore in this year’s festival: How to recognize, discuss, and ultimately address racial equity issues in different experiences: governance, education, healthcare, and neighborhoods. We intend to use this festival as a live experiment, to abstract key metrics and work towards the first real indicator of socio-economic equity.