2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of more than 20 Africans, from the Kongo and Ndongo Kingdoms in Angola, in Jamestown, Virginia. Upon their arrival, they were sold into bondage. The scars we still bear as a country from slavery, an institution that endured for centuries, are evident in countless facets of our society, including the significant health inequalities that persist throughout the United States.
We invite you to join us as we examine our past to chart our future, working towards the development of solutions, particularly those that impact health. In recognition of this anniversary, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is organizing a number of talks and events that will take place throughout the day on Monday, October 14 to educate and engage our community.
Below is an initial list of planned events. Please check our website in the coming weeks for more information as our agenda and speakers are finalized.
11:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony and Reception
Bard Hall Lounge, 50 Haven Plaza
Reflections, readings, and special performances by local groups Sing Harlem and Dance Project of Washington Heights.
1:30-3:30 p.m. Neighborhood Conversations
8th Floor Auditorium, Allan Rosenfield Building
Join faculty and community leaders to discuss public health issues that have significantly impacted our Washington Heights neighbors. Topics to include housing and mass incarceration.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Grand Rounds on the Future of Public Health: An Ecology of Inequality
VEC 201, 104 Haven Avenue
Chandra Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS
Director of the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health
University of California, Los Angeles
Harriet Washington
Author of Medical Apartheid
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Collective Recovery Room
10th Floor Student Lounge, Allan Rosenfield Building
Throughout the day the Mailman School will have a space where people can gather their thoughts and through materials in the room, leave reflections or commitments for action.
For questions, contact
[email protected].
