An audit by the Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative seeks to
present a clear and complete picture of realities that are too often
horrific and nameless.

[1]

We Must Keep Their Names Alive

Criminal Justice Reform Initiative

[2]

The name “George Floyd” is now attached to a movement, one centered on that
man’s death at the hands of police. But there are other names—some you know
well, some you may faintly remember, and some you may never have heard—that
are violent, explosive points on a long continuum of repression and control
by the American criminal justice system. Disproportionate policing and
incarceration can be quantified. An audit by the Aspen Institute Criminal
Justice Reform Initiative seeks to present a clear and complete picture of
realities that are too often horrific and nameless.

[3]More

[4]

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival, June 28 – July 2

Our organization’s flagship event won’t convene in Colorado this summer. It
will be digital and free. A mountain of opportunity remains for the sharing
of big ideas. For five nights, the Aspen Ideas Festival will feature
leaders and thinkers addressing the current moment and their visions for
the future. Watch each night at 7:00 pm ET or at your convenience.
[5]Register

[6]

Race and Injustice: Learning Through Literature

Aspen Words

When one is awakened to injustice, it is tempting to run to those who are
suffering and ask to be educated. It’s better, certainly, to make your
education your own responsibility. Aspen Words has assembled a reading list
of five authors in five genres that can drive readers to shifts in
consciousness, to action, and to change.
[7]More

[8]

Another Kind of Restaurant Guide

Food & Society Program

Restaurants looking to open safely have very little official guidance.
Regulations on reopening lay over the US like a checkered tablecloth. The
Food & Society Program pulled together restaurateurs, public health
experts, philanthropists, and (importantly) epidemiologists to create
[9]Safety First: Serving Food and Protecting People During Covid-19.
Designed for back-of-house operations, the guide will soon extend to
delivery and dining rooms, helping an ailing industry open without
jeopardizing the health of employees or guests.
[10]More

[11]

Coming Together Before a Disaster

Aspen Insight

East Harlem is an overlooked Manhattan neighborhood, made vulnerable by
neglect, environmental degradation, and structural racism. But even before
the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the neighborhood has its own preparedness
organization run by women of color who work and live there. They knew how
to leap into action. Listen as Ann-Gel Palermo—an East Harlem resident, an
associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and an
Aspen Institute Health Innovators fellow—discusses preparing for disaster.
[12]More

[13]

Not Only Lonely

Aspen Ideas: Health

On an Institute stage four years ago, then-Surgeon General Dr. Vivek
Murthy described an epidemic of loneliness that was affecting America.
Today, an epidemic of a viral kind makes isolation even more problematic.
In a new interview with Olga Khazan of The Atlantic, Murthy discusses his
book Together—which deals with the impacts of loneliness and the importance
of human connection—in the context of COVID-19.
[14]More

Upcoming Events

The Pandemic Science Summit

Science & Society Program

Wednesday June 17, 12:00 – 12:45 pm ET

Webinar

This summit will explore how science innovation is key to society’s future
stability as we emerge from the pandemic. Join experts in science and
medicine for these timely discussions. are uncertain, especially for those
who deal directly with customers. [15]Register

The Future of Higher Education: How Universities Are Responding to COVID-19

Hurst Lecture Series

Thursday June 25, 3:00 – 4:00 pm MT

Webinar

Featuring college presidents and chancellors from across the country, this
conversation will delve into what universities are doing to find solutions
to COVID, the role university medical centers play in treating patients and
developing vaccines, and the impact of this crisis on the future of higher
education. [16]Register

Public Lands, We the People: Zero Net Emission

Energy and Environment Program

July 1, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

Webinar

Hear and learn from experts in the realm of access to parks, open space and
public lands as they come together to share recent efforts to increase
access, that also move us closer to achieving equitable access to the
outdoors. [17]Register

The Science of Well-Being

Hurst Lecture Series

Wednesday, July 15, 3:00 – 4:00 pm MT

Webinar

Laurie Santos, professor of psychology at Yale University, will explore
what new results in psychological science teach us about how to be happier,
how to feel less stressed, how to flourish more, and how to put these
scientific findings into practice by building the sorts of habits that will
allow us to live a happier and more fulfilling life. [18]Register

In the News

Oppression, inclusivity, and privilege are made visible in a new book
authored by this year’s Aspen Challenge winners, students from Marion C.
Moore High School. The Louisville Courier Journal profiles how they created
an alphabet book to educate children on diversity and compassion.

[19]More

Newsletter Opportunities

Aspen Ideas Now

Each week we curate timely conversations from across the Aspen Institute.
Our [20]most recent exchange centered around the impact of systemic racism
on criminal justice, healthcare, housing, employment, and education. We
seek to elevate formidable leaders, inspiring thinkers, and remarkable
stories. Subscribe [21]here to receive emails from Aspen Ideas Now.

Codebook

Aspen Digital recently announced its partnership with Axios to present the
weekly Codebook newsletter. Zach Dorfman, a senior staff writer at the
Institute, reports on the latest at the intersection of cybersecurity,
national security, and technology. [22]Learn more about this new
collaboration and follow along every Wednesday. Subscribe [23]here.

If, for any reason, you would rather not be included in our database,
please email [24][email protected] requesting your removal.
Please be aware that some information may be retained for legal purposes
and that your removal may limit or cancel any services rendered by the
Aspen Institute to you. Personal data contained in our database is
processed under the lawful basis of legitimate interest and is typically
included in our database either because you previously subscribed to a
newsletter to receive information about our activities/events or attended a
recent event. As always, if you would like to unsubscribe to future emails
such as this, please unsubscribe below.

[25]Twitter [26]Facebook [27]LinkedIn [28]Instagram [29]YouTube

[30]ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG • [31]SIGN UP FOR FUTURE NEWSLETTERS

[32]FIVE BEST IDEAS OF THE DAY

The Aspen Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action
to help solve the greatest challenges of our time.

[33]VISIT OUR WEBSITE

References

1. [link removed]
2. [link removed]
3. [link removed]
4. [link removed]
5. [link removed]
6. [link removed]
7. [link removed]
8. [link removed]
9. [link removed]
10. [link removed]
11. [link removed]
12. [link removed]
13. [link removed]
14. [link removed]
15. [link removed]
16. [link removed]
17. [link removed]
18. [link removed]
19. [link removed]
20. [link removed]
21. [link removed]
22. [link removed]
23. [link removed]
24. mailto:[email protected]
25. [link removed]
26. [link removed]
27. [link removed]
28. [link removed]
29. [link removed]
30. [link removed]
31. [link removed]
32. [link removed]
33. [link removed]
Unsubscribe:
[link removed]

This message was sent to [email protected] from [email protected]

The Aspen Institute
2300 N Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037