A Pivot to Healing Centered Leadership: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves

Shawn Ginwright,PhD, is IRRPP’s Bowman 2023 speaker. In his keynote, Ginwright will identify four myths of social movements, uncovering a set of deeply ingrained beliefs that ultimately hold us back from healing and achieving sustainable, systemic change. He will share why these frames won’t work and instead, propose four pivots:

• More impactful activism.
• Building transformative relationships.
• Stronger, healing-centered leadership.
• Championing equity and hope in educational settings and beyond.

Registration is required. 

After the talk, there will be a reception where Dr. Ginwright’s new book, “The Four Pivots” will be available for purchase.

For access needs or questions, please email us at irrpp@uic.edu.

Ginwright is a leading innovator, provocateur and thought leader on African American youth, youth activism and youth development. He is a professor of education in the Africana Studies Department and a senior research associate at San Francisco State University. He is also the founder and chief executive officer of Flourish Agenda, Inc., a research lab and consulting firm whose mission is to design strategies that unlock the power of healing and engage youth of color and adult allies in transforming their schools and communities. Dr. Ginwright’s new book is “The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves.”

This lecture was established to honor Phillip J. Bowman’s contributions to UIC during his tenure as Director of IRRPP and professor of African American studies. It features national scholars of race, ethnicity and public policy who provide timely analysis of issues of critical importance to the field and to communities of color.