Dear Friend,

ALIGN is proud to be honoring Maurice Mitchell, the National Director of the Working Families Party, at our upcoming 2019 Movement Builder Awards for his years of on the ground organizing in support of racial and economic justice, as well as his leadership in growing the Working Families Party into an authentic multi-racial populist party.

RSVP to celebrate with us at the 2019 Movement Builders Awards: http://bit.ly/2019Awards-RSVP

Maurice Mitchell is a nationally recognized social movement strategist, a visionary leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and a community organizer for racial, social, and economic justice. Born and raised in New York to Caribbean working-class parents, Maurice began organizing as a teenager in Long Island—and never stopped. At Howard University, after a classmate was killed by police officers, Maurice led organizing efforts against police brutality and for divestment from private prisons.

Seeing the need for an anchor organization to provide strategic support and guidance to Movement for Black Lives activists in Ferguson and beyond, Maurice co-founded and managed Blackbird. Maurice was a key organizer of the Movement for Black Lives convention in Cleveland in 2015. In 2018, Maurice took the helm of the Working Families Party as National Director where he is applying his passion and experience to grow the WFP.

Come join us in celebrating all that Maurice Mitchell has contributed to building the movement for racial and economic justice!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2019Awards-RSVP

Save the Date for your Google Calendar: http://bit.ly/GALA_1024

When: Thursday October 24, 2019 at 6pm

Where: 1199 SEIU Penthouse, 330 West 42nd St., New York, NY

We look forward to celebrating the year in movement building with you!


In solidarity,

Maritza Silva-Farrell

Executive Director

 


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