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O [ [link removed] ]ur Ground Our Voices: Policy Priorities for Young Women of Color



On October 18th, the *Center for Law and Social Policy* *(CLASP)* hosted a hill briefing [ [link removed] ] in partnership with *Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [ [link removed] ]*. The briefing featured remarks by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and a panel discussion with young women of color who shed light on the systemic barriers they face, what Congress can do to dismantle those barriers, and the federal policies they consider most helpful to their communities.


*Click here for a highlights video and the full remarks of each panelist and speaker.
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Our panel featured:

* *Bao Chu Lee [ [link removed] ]*, Co-Founder and Board Member, Transforming Generations;
* *Brenda Perez [ [link removed] ]*, Youth Organizer, DC;
* *Isabel Coronado [ [link removed] ]*, Champion for Change, Center for Native American Youth and Policy Entreprenuer, Next 100;
* *Nala Simone Toussaint [ [link removed] ]*, Founder, Reuniting of African Descendants; and
* *Marlén Mendoza [ [link removed] ]*, Consultant, CLASP (Moderator).


We see this briefing [ [link removed] ]as the start of a conversation about the importance of including the voices and experiences of young women of color in the legislative process. We look forward to continuing to work together on ensuring that young women of color are remembered and prioritized in policy conversations-and that they have a seat at the table. Only by understanding and naming the roots and the ground that produce outcomes for young women of color can we begin to dismantle these barriers and challenges to avoid replicating inequity. As our sister-in-solidary Rep. Pressley powerfully said, *"Women of color have been marginalized in history when in fact we have been the architects and blueprints… We are preservers of democracy." *


We look forward to your partnership as we continue to move the conversation forward.


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