The Sixth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality will convene academic, policy, and community leaders from South Africa, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe to share their insights and experience battling inequality. We will formulate practical and innovative solutions to eliminating racial and ethnic economic inequality.
Issues to be tackled:
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic, educational, medical and social disparities facing racial/ethnic minorities and people of color
- Structural poverty and access to health care, education, and employment
- Gender inequality
- Energy, the environment, and climate change
- Food and water insecurity
- Social isolation and digital oppression
- Democracy and racism
About the Organizers
The Sixth World Conference will be jointly hosted by the Roy Wilkins Center (Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota), and the Economics & Management Sciences Faculty (University of the Western Cape).
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
Building on the legacy of American civil rights leader Roy Wilkins, the Wilkins Center is dedicated to finding solutions to racial and ethnic inequality through an integrated model of research, dialogue, and community partnerships. Through its integrated model, the center guides and empowers policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and community leaders to develop and promote solutions to the problems of racism and racial and ethnic inequality locally, nationally, and globally.
Phone: +1 (612) 625-9821
Email: [email protected]
Web: hhh.umn.edu/centers/rwc
Economics & Management Sciences Faculty
The University of the Western Cape’s largest faculty focuses on three niche areas of research: Citizenship and Democracy, Land, and Entrepreneurship. The faculty is committed to developing graduates of the highest caliber who have the knowledge base to think critically and contribute meaningful solutions to today’s global social, economic, and political issues.
Phone: +27 (021) 959 3163
Email: [email protected]
Web: uwc.ac.za/study/faculties-and-programmes/faculty-of-economic-and-management-sciences
International Advisory Board
- Dr. Ryan Allen, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Antonia Apolinário Wilcoxon, Equity Strategies, LLC
- Rev. Alfred Babington-Johnson, Stairstep Foundation
- Dr. Brandi Blessett, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Karen Brown, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Samuel Myers, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Nicole Norfles, Council for Opportunity in Education
- Dr. Shaun Pather, University of the Western Cape
- Robyne Robinson, entrepreneur and journalist
- Dr. Patricia Gomes Rufino Andrade, Federal University of Espírito Santo
- Dr. Sharon Sayles Belton, Thomson Reuters
- Hon. LaJune Thomas Lange, LaJune Thomas Lange International Leadership Institute
Academic Steering Committee
- Dr. Greg Ruiters (chair), University of the Western Cape
- Rev. Dr. John Stanfield II, ASARPIversity
- Dr. Patrick Bond, University of Johannesburg
- Dr. Monieba Isaacs, University of the Western Cape
- Dr. Fundiswa Khaile, University of the Western Cape
- Zelda Holtsman, Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education
- Lindokuhle Mandyoli, University of the Western Cape,
- Dr. Samuel Myers, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Kyle Farmbry, Guilford College
- Dr. Monica García-Pérez, St. Cloud State University
- Dr. Patricia Gomes Rufino Andrade, Federal University of Espírito Santo
- Dr. Susan Gooden, Virginia Commonwealth University