Join us for our final session in this series as we continue to build your knowledge of reparative action and how to embed it in your work.  

As reparative action cannot be done in a silo, it's important to bring others along as you navigate incorporating reparative action tenets into your work. We also know this work will take a longstanding commitment to the pillars of the framework. This session will aim to address both those topics and support you in bringing the learnings from this series back to your organization. During this session, we will:

• Deep diving into current reparations models and examples for implementation
• Get feedback on possible models
• Identify potential obstacles and how to navigate them
• Explore ways of engaging your teams in incorporating a reparative lens to your work internally and externally 

Facilitator

J Mase III

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J Mase III is a Black/Trans/queer poet and educator based in Seattle by way of Philly. As an educator, Mase has worked with community members in the US, UK and Canada on the needs of LGBTQIA+ folks, racial justice and moving towards reparations in spaces such as K-12 schools, universities, faith communities and restricted care facilities. He is the founder of awQward, the first trans and queer people of color talent agency. Passionate about moving resources to the people, he has taught Reparations Frameworks to community members around the US, has helped to move over $1.3 million to Black Trans-led projects and individuals in the last year, and serves on the advisory board of a Black-led funding organization.

J Mase is author of "And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer’s Reflections on Grief, Unemployment & Inappropriate Jokes About Death" as well as "White Folks Be Trippin’: An Ethnography Through Poetry & Prose and Josephine: a Trans story of biblical proportions." He is the head writer for the theatrical production Black Bois. His work has been featured on MSNBC, Essence Live, Everyday Feminism, Black Girl Dangerous, the New York Times, Buzzfeed, Blavity, the Root, the Huffington Post, TEDx and more. Winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Non-Fiction and a Creative Capital Award, he is co-director of the forthcoming documentary "The Black Trans Prayer Book" and is finishing his latest solo work, "Is Your God a Violent God? Finding a Theology for Survivors."

Who Should Attend?

This session is open to any funder/grantmaking organization/individual donor who has a personal or organizational interest in learning more about reparative action. Please note this the final session in this four-part series and will move forward based on the learnings and definitions identified in the first session. If the price of the event is a barrier to attending please reach out to Danielle Crystal.

Accessibility

Philanthropy Northwest strives to make our events accessible to everyone. On these calls, we offer closed captioning and speakers give physical descriptions of themselves in their introductions. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact Taylor Coats.

Please contact Taylor Coats with any questions.