apologia

apology (n.)

early 15c., "defense, justification," from Late Latin apologia, from Greek apologia "a speech in defense," from apologeisthai "to speak in one's defense," from apo- "away from, off" + logos "speech".

Samuel Johnson's 18th Century English dictionary defines it as "Defence; excuse," and adds, "Apology generally signifies rather excuse than vindication, and tends rather to extenuate the fault, than prove innocence.

source: i googled it

WE LIVE IN THE AGE OF BAD PUBLIC APOLOGIES.

Tech companies caught stealing personal data. Non-tech companies caught losing personal data to hackers and lying about it. Youtubers apologizing for doing something awful (mean to a “friend,” never shipped the merch you bought, said a bunch of racial slurs). And a seemingly infinite parade of men with the same weird look on their face apologizing for what we amazingly refer to by the euphemism “sexual misconduct.”

Apologia will be a pubic event honoring the history and current bloom of the bad apology, attempting to chart a path forward towards the better apology of tomorrow.

FEATURING:
Re-performances of famous bad public apologies
Outdoor parade/procession
Shared meals and discussion
A public workshop in restorative justice practice
Panel discussion on the politics of accountability, (de-)humanization, and agency