WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, in partnership with the Harvard Club of Seattle, is hosting a hybrid academic symposium at Seattle University. Using a community-based participatory research approach, this even will explore views on restorative justice for Indigenous people impacted by slavery at Harvard University. With legacies of slavery and colonialism persisting in Massachusetts and across the U.S., in April 2022, Harvard committed $100 million to redress its ties to slavery after a historic report found that slavery played an “integral” role in shaping the university.

Judith Sanford-Harris, PhD, an Elder of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and former director of K-12 pipeline programs at Harvard Medical School’s Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, will provide personal reflections on recommendations for reparative efforts that were voiced by participants in a 2022 ceremony honoring Indigenous people enslaved at Harvard University. Additional commentary will be provided by:

• Hon. Stephen Kutz, MPH, Tribal Council Member of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians, Health Director of the Suquamish Tribe, Chair of American Indian Health Commission for Washington, and retried army nurse.
• Sridhar Venkatapuram, PhD, associate professor in global health and philosophy, King’s College, London.

Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. PDT (talk will begin at 7:00 p.m.)
Location: Harding Building, Seattle University and Zoom

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