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X-WR-CALDESC:Texas CASA is excited to launch the Distinguished Speakers Ser
 ies\, a new\, advocacy-focused learning opportunity for the CASA network a
 nd other community partners involved in the child welfare system. The mult
 i-part series will feature high-caliber speakers sharing their expertise o
 n topics and issues impacting the child welfare system and how we can all 
 enhance our advocacy for children and families involved in the system.\n\n
 The series begins on Thursday\, Oct. 29\, with Dr. Jessica Pryce and wraps
  up on Wednesday\, Nov. 18\, with Professor Ibram X. Kendi. The full sched
 ule and speaker bios are below.\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 29 | 11:00 AM CDT 
 - Jessica A. Pryce\, Ph.D.\, MSW\nDr. Jessica A. Pryce is an Assistant Pro
 fessor at Florida State University and currently the Executive Director of
  the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. For the past 10 years\, Dr. Pryc
 e has been involved at multiple angles of child welfare (direct practice\,
  teaching + training & policy and research). She has published on child we
 lfare related topics\, such as\, training and education\, racial disparity
  and anti-poverty practices. She has presented her research at 50+ confere
 nces both nationally and internationally. Her TED Talk on Implicit Racial 
 Bias in Decision Making has since been viewed over 1.2 million times. Dr. 
 Pryce has worked on the frontlines of child welfare\, conducted primary re
 search\, and taught graduate level courses in child welfare.\n\nTHURSDAY\,
  NOVEMBER 5 | 11:00 AM CST - Riki Wilchins\nRiki Wilchins is Executive Dir
 ector of TrueChild\, a network of researchers and experts devoted to helpi
 ng improve life outcomes among at-risk youth by reconnecting race\, class\
 , and gender. Riki has trained such agencies as the White House\, CDC\, Of
 fice on Women’s Health\, and Office of Adolescent Health\; funder networks
  like the Assn. of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)\, Hispanics in Phila
 nthropy (HIP)\, and Women’s Funding Network\; and the Chicago\, DC\, LA\, 
 San Diego\, Stamford\, and East San Jose public schools. Her writing on ge
 nder norms and philanthropy has been published by the Council on Foundatio
 ns\, GrantCraft\, GuideStar\, and the Natl. Committee for Responsive Phila
 nthropy (NCRP). Riki’s work has been profiled in The New York Times. TIME 
 selected her one of its “100 Civic Innovators for the 21st Century.” The a
 uthor of six books on gender theory and politics\, Riki’s newest book for 
 funders and nonprofits is titled\, “Gender Norms & Intersectionality: Conn
 ecting Race\, Class and Gender.”\n\nTHURSDAY\, NOVEMBER 12 | 11:00 AM CST 
 - Kevin Campbell\nKevin Campbell is an internationally known youth permane
 ncy expert\, founder of the Center for Family Finding and Youth Connectedn
 ess and developer of the Family Finding model\, a set of strategies now ut
 ilized throughout the world to establish lifelong supports for children an
 d youth in foster care. Prior to developing Family Finding\, Campbell was 
 an administrator\, director and vice president in the social service secto
 r for more than 28 years. Campbell continues to develop strategies to addr
 ess the epidemic levels of loneliness that youth in foster care experience
 \, and is a renowned motivational\, inspirational speaker and story teller
 .\n\nWEDNESDAY\, NOVEMBER 18 | 11:00 AM CST - Professor Ibram X. Kendi\nPr
 ofessor Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
  at Boston University\, and the founding director of the BU Center for Ant
 iracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS Ne
 ws correspondent. Professor Kendi is the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fello
 w at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He 
 is the author of many books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Defi
 nitive History of Racist Ideas in America\, which won the National Book Aw
 ard for Nonfiction\, and three #1 New York Times bestsellers\, How to Be a
 n Antiracist\; Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism\, and You\, co-authored with J
 ason Reynolds\; and Antiracist Baby\, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. H
 is next book\, Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness\, Reflection\, and A
 ction\, will be released in October.
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DESCRIPTION:Texas CASA is excited to launch the Distinguished Speakers Seri
 es\, a new\, advocacy-focused learning opportunity for the CASA network an
 d other community partners involved in the child welfare system. The multi
 -part series will feature high-caliber speakers sharing their expertise on
  topics and issues impacting the child welfare system and how we can all e
 nhance our advocacy for children and families involved in the system.\n\nT
 he series begins on Thursday\, Oct. 29\, with Dr. Jessica Pryce and wraps 
 up on Wednesday\, Nov. 18\, with Professor Ibram X. Kendi. The full schedu
 le and speaker bios are below.\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 29 | 11:00 AM CDT -
  Jessica A. Pryce\, Ph.D.\, MSW\nDr. Jessica A. Pryce is an Assistant Prof
 essor at Florida State University and currently the Executive Director of 
 the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. For the past 10 years\, Dr. Pryce
  has been involved at multiple angles of child welfare (direct practice\, 
 teaching + training & policy and research). She has published on child wel
 fare related topics\, such as\, training and education\, racial disparity 
 and anti-poverty practices. She has presented her research at 50+ conferen
 ces both nationally and internationally. Her TED Talk on Implicit Racial B
 ias in Decision Making has since been viewed over 1.2 million times. Dr. P
 ryce has worked on the frontlines of child welfare\, conducted primary res
 earch\, and taught graduate level courses in child welfare.\n\nTHURSDAY\, 
 NOVEMBER 5 | 11:00 AM CST - Riki Wilchins\nRiki Wilchins is Executive Dire
 ctor of TrueChild\, a network of researchers and experts devoted to helpin
 g improve life outcomes among at-risk youth by reconnecting race\, class\,
  and gender. Riki has trained such agencies as the White House\, CDC\, Off
 ice on Women’s Health\, and Office of Adolescent Health\; funder networks 
 like the Assn. of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE)\, Hispanics in Philan
 thropy (HIP)\, and Women’s Funding Network\; and the Chicago\, DC\, LA\, S
 an Diego\, Stamford\, and East San Jose public schools. Her writing on gen
 der norms and philanthropy has been published by the Council on Foundation
 s\, GrantCraft\, GuideStar\, and the Natl. Committee for Responsive Philan
 thropy (NCRP). Riki’s work has been profiled in The New York Times. TIME s
 elected her one of its “100 Civic Innovators for the 21st Century.” The au
 thor of six books on gender theory and politics\, Riki’s newest book for f
 unders and nonprofits is titled\, “Gender Norms & Intersectionality: Conne
 cting Race\, Class and Gender.”\n\nTHURSDAY\, NOVEMBER 12 | 11:00 AM CST -
  Kevin Campbell\nKevin Campbell is an internationally known youth permanen
 cy expert\, founder of the Center for Family Finding and Youth Connectedne
 ss and developer of the Family Finding model\, a set of strategies now uti
 lized throughout the world to establish lifelong supports for children and
  youth in foster care. Prior to developing Family Finding\, Campbell was a
 n administrator\, director and vice president in the social service sector
  for more than 28 years. Campbell continues to develop strategies to addre
 ss the epidemic levels of loneliness that youth in foster care experience\
 , and is a renowned motivational\, inspirational speaker and story teller.
 \n\nWEDNESDAY\, NOVEMBER 18 | 11:00 AM CST - Professor Ibram X. Kendi\nPro
 fessor Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities 
 at Boston University\, and the founding director of the BU Center for Anti
 racist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS New
 s correspondent. Professor Kendi is the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow
  at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He i
 s the author of many books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Defin
 itive History of Racist Ideas in America\, which won the National Book Awa
 rd for Nonfiction\, and three #1 New York Times bestsellers\, How to Be an
  Antiracist\; Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism\, and You\, co-authored with Ja
 son Reynolds\; and Antiracist Baby\, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. Hi
 s next book\, Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness\, Reflection\, and Ac
 tion\, will be released in October.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201112T110000
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SUMMARY:Continuing Ed: Distinguished Speakers Series - Kevin Campbell | Pre
 sented by Texas CASA
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