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L-R: Congressman Andy Kim and NPC Vice Chair MaryEllen Veliz; StoryCorps CEO Sandy Clark; Cannabis experts Dianna Houenou and Tony Payton Jr.
Hi, friend!
What do you get when you combine community, connection, and collaboration? Progress.
This July, 250+ NLC alumni and supporters united in Philadelphia for three days of programming that centered around community care. The Convention’s theme, “Where Stories Become Action,” uplifted the power of sharing our stories to advance progress. Together we discovered that our individual experiences can spark collective change.
If you missed the 2022 NLC Convention, you can read a quick recap on the NLC Newsroom. [[link removed]]
After three years apart, we knew this Convention had to be different . We knew that we had to make space to acknowledge the collective tiredness that changemakers share, but also provide collective healing through revitalizing content. Thanks to our presenters and attendees sharing their stories, we were able to find rejuvenation together in Philadelphia.
Convention reminded us that self-care is revolutionary, that living in our full identities is freedom, and that nothing can make us turn away from our calling as changemakers. With the wisdom and connection shared with each other, our movement is energized in our commitment to progress.
Here are just some of the speakers who joined us in Philly:
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19th Founder and Editor Comedian Author and Labor Advocate
Errin Haines Hari Kondabolu Kim Kelly
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Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscilla Sims Brown New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim StoryCorps CEO Sandy Clark
And we also had a couple surprises, including a quick visit from Philadelphia Attorney General Josh Shapiro . And moments of vulnerability rose to the top, like when we sang “Can’t Nobody Turn Me Around” as a group, led by FSG’s Miya Cain.
“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement,” said President and CEO Clare Bresnahan English in her welcome remarks [[link removed]] . “In this room, progress feels inevitable. But for it to be inevitable, we will have to be indomitable. We’ll have to stick together. We'll have to fight for each other. We’ll have to be relentless in our vision for progress. ”
As we all returned home from Philadelphia to our home chapters, we knew we must continue to keep up the momentum of the movement.
Here are three ways to take action now,
friend
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Prospective
fellows:
Apply
to
be
an
Institute
Fellow
in
your
local
chapter
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Alumni
and
supporters:
Nominate
someone
to
apply
for
the
2023
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Alumni:
Volunteer
on
your
local
chapter
board
to
help
with
recruitment,
selections,
communications,
and
more
Thank you for continuously sharing your time and energy with New Leaders Council. Together, united, we make progress possible in our country and communities.
Karen Pandy-Cherry
Vice President of Programming
New Leaders Council
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