It's time for #JoyfulJustice. So, join us for the NCLEJ Catalyst Awards: A Celebration of Changemakerson Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 7 PM ET. The 60-minute livestream fundraiser will feature a dynamic evening of thought-leaders, including our incredible partners advancing community-centered solutions to public safety in Buffalo. We would love for you to be in the (virtual) room with us, as we take in what we have accomplished together. You can purchase individual tickets here.
We'll toast to Social Justice CatalystsBlack Love Resists in the Rust (Phylicia Brown, Executive Director) and Fair Fines and Fees Coordinator Jalonda Hill for their advocacy to end racial profiling and excessive fines and fees. We're honoring Corporate CatalystCynthia Bookhart Adams, Managing Director, Legal & Compliance at Jefferies, for her commitment to social justice and outspokenness after the murder of George Floyd.
The event will include a panel exploring the roots of wealth extraction in communities of color and the role of public interest attorneys, working alongside grassroots organizations. Speakers include Dennis Parker (NCLEJ Executive Director), Deborah Archer (NCLEJ Board Member, President of the ACLU, and co-director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU Law School), Maya Wiley (NBC News & MSNBC Legal Analyst and former candidate for NYC Mayor), and honorees Jalonda Hill and Phylicia Brown. Sharon Epperson, CNBC Senior Personal Finance Correspondent, will emcee the program.
And we’ll travel to Buffalo and meet the leaders helping us re-imagine public safety that allow communities to thrive, not merely survive. Buffalo Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth and Buffalo musician Drea d’Nur and dancer Naila Ansari will deliver powerful performances.
We’ll also highlight NCLEJ’s groundbreaking strategy in expanding access to public benefits, workers' rights, and disability justice. And, we'll hear from the leadership of the NCLEJ Board of Directors.
So get your ticket today. And, get ready for a star-studded evening that will showcase that there is joy in justice-making.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice advances racial and economic justice through ground-breaking impact litigation, policy advocacy, and support for grassroots organizing. We have provided legal representation and support since 1965.
