Racial Justice Opera Forum
Online | March 7–9, 2023
OPERA America’s second-annual Racial Justice Opera Forum welcomes anyone who is committed to moving racial justice forward in the opera field to three days of intentional learning, engagement, and practical application for enacting racial justice.
The forum will take place virtually from March 7 to 9 and is free for all OPERA America members. Non-members can participate by joining as $75 Individual Members.
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Click below to register online. For questions or assistance, please contact Quodesia D. Johnson, interim social justice advisor, at QJohnson@operaamerica.org.
SCHEDULE
All sessions will be conducted live on Zoom. Select sessions (as noted with an asterisk below) will be recorded and available for viewing in the access hub following the forum. Additional speakers and details will be added in the coming weeks.
Please note that all times are in Eastern Time.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Truth, Correcting the Narrative, and Centering Humanity
1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. • Welcome and Introduction to OPERA America’s Racial Justice Opera Forum
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. • Reclaiming and Correcting the Narrative*
2:10 p.m. ‒ 2:20 p.m. • Bio/Active Break
2:20 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. • Dismantling Racism Part I: Policy & Accountability
3:20 p.m. ‒ 4:00 p.m. • Lunch/Work Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. • Racial Justice in Action Workshop: Organizational Practices*
4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Group Discussion and Debrief
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Day of Research, Connection, and Healing
1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. • Welcome, Group Agreements, Land and People Acknowledgment, and Recap
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Informed Action Network Discussion
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. • Racial Healing in Opera
3:00 p.m. ‒ 3:30 p.m. • Lunch/Work Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Community Spaces in Opera
Thursday, March 9, 2022
Transformation, Collective Tools, and Reimagining Opera
1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. • Welcome, Group Agreements, Land and People Acknowledgment, and Recap
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. • Celebration and Liberation*
2:10 p.m. ‒ 2:20 p.m. • Active Break
2:20 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. • Dismantling Racism Part II: Practices & Approach
3:20 p.m. ‒ 4:00 p.m. • Lunch/Working Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. • Racial Justice in Action Workshop: Field-Wide Racial Justice Standards*
4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Group Discussion and Debrief
*Indicates that this session will be recorded and made available to registrants after the forum.
