'Getting Real About Race' is the theme of the upcoming EMAC Conference
'Getting Real About Race' is the theme of the upcoming EMAC Conference
Register today for the MTA Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee Conference, which will be held on Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, in Framingham. The conference uses workshops, presentations and entertainment to inspire participants to work on ideas for action and to bring those ideas back to their locals, classrooms and communities.
The conference will kick off with dinner and a keynote address delivered by Rocío Inclán of NEA's Center for Social Justice. Saturday's agenda includes sessions on promoting diversity through the arts, culturally relevant pedagogy, "undoing racism," ELL issues, immigrant youth in crisis and Native Americans. Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Labor Center, will address participants at lunchtime.
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
1657 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
The MTA Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee Conference offers participants the chance to discuss some of the most pressing issues in education today — and to take part in workshops designed to build skills and broaden professional networks.