1. Define structural racism and share its connection to place, institutions and networks.
2. Understand the historical policies that led to inequity that young people face, grounded in data, narrative, voices of youth.
3. Identify and lift-up strategies communities are using to address structural racism within systems that serve opportunity youth and spotlight how these strategies can be layered within the OYF 7-part framework.
4. Place a spotlight on individual systems (e.g., reengagement, secondary, postsecondary, etc.) and the whole opportunity youth-serving ecosystem within OYF communities to share:
   • how interventions and best practices address structural racism; and
   • how pathways center meaning-making interventions to improve system outcomes for opportunity youth
5. Explore “meaning-making” strategies: identify affirmation, growth mindset, fostering belonging and other strategies that support young adults in altering/mitigating the impact of harmful structures.

• May 27th: The Power of Place: Addressing Structural Racism in Place to Improve Outcomes for Opportunity Youth 
• June 30th: The Power of Place: Addressing Structural Racism in the Secondary Education and Reengagement Systems
• August 26th: The Power of Place: Addressing Structural Racism in the Post-Secondary System
• September 29th: The Power of Place: Addressing Structural Racism in the Workforce and Economy
• December 15th: The Power of Place: Reframing Environmental Justice with a Racial Lens

More dates may be announced! 

To help prepare for the learning series, please find below the video recording from our OYF 2020 Virtual Convening Plenary Session: Advancing Racial Equity & Justice: Understanding the History of BIPOC in the Current Context where Arnold Chandler, principal and co-founder of Forward Change Consulting, featured his research on the history of racism and discrimination against Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC):