Harvard Class of 2014

10th Reunion co-chairs signing off! THANK YOU to everyone who came back to campus this weekend—we loved seeing you all and hope you had a wonderful time!

Happy Reunion Weekend, Class of 2014! 🎉 Reminder: head straight to the Science Center for check-in when you arrive on campus to get your name badge, favor, and on-campus housing assignments. Can’t wait to see you soon!

But seriously…where has the time gone? And how is our 10-year reunion already here

Here are some of the favorite memories shared by our classmates in the Class Survey. What was your favorite memory from Harvard?

🚨 Reminder: Today 5/16 is the last day to register for our 10th reunion with standard pricing! Hope to see you in Cambridge in just a couple short weeks!

🗓️ Saturday, November 19, 2022: The Game returns to Harvard Stadium for the first time since 2016! 🏈

Celebrate with the Classes of 2013-22 at the Recent Grad Tailgate before heading over for kickoff of the 138th Harvard-Yale Game (or come for the free food, even if you don’t have a game ticket!).

The tailgate is FREE, but registration is required: https://click.hu.harvard.edu/?qs=3f34b9ff3e321037f24614a7f439296aa77df8d23bd3d609aff50c7fc04162b7deb29e19e258245ca232ada7b16fdedf39caf3103cc17b66

Thanks to the Harvard Alumni Association And the Harvard College Fund for sponsoring this year’s event!

ICYMI: Next week, the Class of 2014 is invited to connect with the sophomore Class of 2023 and other recent alumni classes with our shared class color (green!) during a virtual social event over Zoom. Through a series of breakout groups, sophomores will have the opportunity to reflect on their time at Harvard, meet grads from our Class, and hear about our experiences as students and alumni. You can sign up to attend any of the upcoming 3 Class Color Connect sessions (on March 4, 6, or 7) here: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soLpvTaAaCBFH0

Happy New Year! 🍾 2020 was a challenging year unlike any other. We thank our classmates who are healthcare providers and frontline workers serving their communities day in and day out for their hard work and sacrifice. As we enter 2021 together, we are grateful for the strength and resilience of our Harvard community. We hope you continue to find the silver linings, and wish you and your loved ones joy, peace, and good health in the year ahead!

Thank you to members of our class who have helped share time, energy, and money in support of Black lives. Here is a list of resources and organizations compiled by class members that we found helpful and wanted to share.

Resources for Learning about Systemic Racism:

Examining Whiteness: An Anti-Racism Curriculum (Harvard Graduate School of Education): https://rides.gse.harvard.edu/links/examining-whiteness-anti-racism-curriculum?utm_source=HARVARD+COLLEGE+STAFF&utm_campaign=04513d72b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_02_40_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ef3bc4c5f-04513d72b2-170602909

Fighting Anti-Blackness Resource List (Harvard Women in Tech + Allies): https://wit.abcd.harvard.edu/fighting-anti-blackness-harvardwit-resource-list?utm_source=HARVARD+COLLEGE+STAFF&utm_campaign=04513d72b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_02_40_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ef3bc4c5f-04513d72b2-170602909

Initiative for Institutional Anti-racism and Accountability (Harvard Kennedy School of Government): https://shorensteincenter.org/about-us/areas-of-focus/news-equity-race-gender/?utm_source=HARVARD+COLLEGE+STAFF&utm_campaign=04513d72b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_02_40_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ef3bc4c5f-04513d72b2-170602909

Possible Organizations for Donations:

Harvard Helps: Black Solidarity Charities: https://www.gofundme.com/f/harvard-helps-black-solidarity-charities?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Fund to distribute donations equally across six organizations: Black Visions Collective, Reclaim The Block, North Star Health Collective, Louisville Bail Fund, Minnesota Freedom Fund, and Atlanta Bail Fund. The Undergraduate Council will match up to $10,000 in donations by the student body.

Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Organization based on healing and transformative justice principles working to develop Minnesota’s emerging Black leadership to lead powerful campaigns.

Reclaim the Block: https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home
Organization working to provide safety and service to the people of Minneapolis, particularly Black, indigenous, and people of color; immigrants; and LGBTQ community members. Calls for the city to allocate resources to housing, youth services, harm reduction, and protections for low-wage workers instead of its increasing police budget.

Massachusetts Bail Fund: https://www.massbailfund.org/
The Massachusetts Bail Fund posts bails of up to $2000 in Essex & Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts.

North Star Health Collective: https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/
Supports health providers and community organizers to provide health care services, resources, and training to ensure the safety of events, specifically protests.

George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist George Floyd’s family in the days to come as they continue to seek justice for George. A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.

I Run With Maud: https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
This fundraiser was designed to assist Ahmaud's mother; Ms. Wanda Cooper-Jones and her immediate family with financial support during this extreme difficult time and in their struggle for justice for the murder of Ahmaud Marquez Arbery.

Justice for Regis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/cggys2-justice-for-regis?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
To support the family of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who was thrown from a balcony by a Toronto police officer.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP: Legal Defense Initiative: https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal
Mission is to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders. Also teams up with the top defense lawyers in the Minneapolis area to provide legal resources for those in need.

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/?_ga=2.167955428.476743110.1590968024-1738162612.1590968024
America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.

8 Can't Wait:https://8cantwait.org/
Campaign Zero initiative to provide solutions for ending police violence.

Phillips Brooks House Association: http://pbha.org/
The Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) is a student-run, community-based, nonprofit public service organization affiliated with Harvard College.

Harvard College Fund: https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/16040771
The Harvard College Fund has provided—and will continue to provide—critical, flexible funds to support Harvard students throughout this crisis.

Non-Financial Ways to Contribute and Resources:

- Text “JUSTICE” to 668366 to sign MoveOn’s petition for George Floyd
- Text “ENOUGH” to 55156 to demand justice for Breonna Taylor
- Leave a message for Louisville Mayor and demand justice for Breonna Taylor: 502-574-2003
- Justice for George Floyd: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
- Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
- Justice for Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.change.org/p/glynn-county-distric-attorney-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery
- Justice for Belly Mujinga: https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga
- Justice for João Pedro: https://www.change.org/p/prefeitura-do-rio-de-janeiro-justice-for-jo%C4%81o-pedro?signed=true
- Raise the Degree: https://www.change.org/p/minneapolis-district-attorney-raise-the-degree?recruiter=1098599238&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=960efe90-a206-11ea-8907-8fc7af712ec3
- Mandatory Life Sentence for Police Brutality: https://www.change.org/p/minneapolis-district-attorney-raise-the-degree?recruiter=1098599238&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=960efe90-a206-11ea-8907-8fc7af712ec3
- Sign the Tallahassee Dream Defenders’ Petition for Tony McDade: https://secure.everyaction.com/BAMRHpdpAUS8Rle7I00UrA2
- Sign Color of Change’s Petition for George Floyd: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis/?source=dm_sms_optin_5-26-20
- Hand’s Up Act to punish police for shooting unarmed citizens: https://www.change.org/p/us-senate-hands-up-act
- Sign the NAACP Petition: https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/
- Sign the Movement for Black Lives’ petition to push elected officials to fight against the militarization in communities of color: https://m4bl.org/join-our-movement/
- Use this template to contact your representative and push them to consider changing police training to decrease police brutality: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6P7fwyAgRYFD4YXu22YIIfCUSLDKxyyNzp2cU0eMkI/mobilebasic
- Email NYC Mayor de Blasio here: https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/mayor-contact.page
- Stream these videos (all ad revenue will be donated to the Black Lives Matter movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Xe8N0FNTs & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM
- Racial Equity Tools: Books and Film list: https://www.racialequitytools.org/fundamentals/resource-lists/book-and-film-lists

It's that time of year again... the 136th playing of The Game will take place at the Yale Bowl tomorrow at noon!

Details on local watch parties happening across the country and around the world are available here: https://alumni.harvard.edu/harvard-yale. Whether you'll be cheering on the Crimson in New Haven or from afar, we hope you enjoy the game (and don't forget to tag us in photos with other 2014ers)!

2014ers visited Y2Y Harvard Square this afternoon to work on a service project together during ! Y2Y is the nation’s first student-run overnight shelter for young adults experiencing homelessness, and was founded by our classmates, Sam Greenberg ‘14 and Sarah Rosenkrantz ‘14. Thanks to everyone who came out! @ Y2Y