How do Institutional Leaders Take Responsibility for Harm Caused? | Giving Tuesday Kickoff Event 2025

This event is in-person only. We will, unfortunately, not have a recording of this event. Please check your email for the directions after registering

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On November 11, Hidden Water will host an in-person screening of Magic and Monsters at the Tribeca Film Center—a powerful new documentary by Norah Shapiro about the sexual harm inflicted on students at the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s.

In the film, we watch as current administrators wrestle with how to be accountable to those who were harmed decades ago. True, the abuse did not happen on their watch but does that mean they bear no responsibility? If survivors seek something other than a payout, who is listening? And who is in a position to respond? What can be done?

It turns out a lot!  

Elizabeth Clemants, Founder and Executive Director of Hidden Water will offer a framework for understanding how to reimagine organizational responsibility. After the screening of the film, Hidden Water's Board Chair, Jason Craige Harris, will lead a panel to discuss how schools, and other institutions, can work with communities to be accountable, whether that be immediately after the fact, or decades later.

Our panel of experts will bring deep insight into the nuance and complexity of holding both the needs of institutions and those of survivors, people who have caused harm, and their loved ones.

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Our Panelists:

Norah Shapiro is a Minneapolis-based, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker specializing in documentary storytelling. Her acclaimed body of work includes Time for Ilhan, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and her latest documentary Magic & Monsters, which has already received major recognition from the International Documentary Association and the Library of Congress/Ken Burns Prize. With a professional background as a trial attorney and a career devoted to stories of justice and courage, Norah brings a nuanced perspective on how art can drive social change.

Dr. Worokya Duncan is a dynamic and visionary educational leader with over 25 years of experience advancing inclusive education, leadership development, and cultural transformation across schools. As Associate Director for Professional Learning at the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), she oversees statewide professional development, equipping school-based professionals with the tools to strengthen child protection, boundary training, and institutional resilience.

Bridget Londay has 25 years as a health and wellness leader with experience across many continents, from emergency nursing in Chicago to developing one of the nation’s most comprehensive PreK–12 wellness programs in New York. Bridget’s work has become a national model for integrating student well-being into school culture. She chose to pursue a Master’s in Public Health and make a lifelong commitment to health education.

This event is in-person only. We will, unfortunately, not have a recording of this event. Please check your email for the directions after registering