Civil SF: The Urgency of Now, San Francisco Human Rights Commission's 55 An...
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Join the San Francisco Human Rights Commission for its 55 Year Anniversary Celebration, featuring Dr. Cornel West!
This year’s theme, Civil SF: The Urgency of Now, is an opportunity to reflect on where the agency is now in contrast with our founding to address anti-Black racism, and discuss strategies for how we can achieve the racial equity goals that inspired our creation.
The daylong event includes:
Panel Discussions:
Movement Building in Marginalized Communities
John Kim
- Executive Director, Advancement Project California
Saru Jayaraman
- Co-Founder & President, Restaurant Opportunities Center United
Nikki Jones
- Professor of African American Studies & Author, UC Berkeley
Jessica Nowlan
- Executive Director, Young Women's Freedom Center
Aria Sa'id
- Founder & Executive Director, Compton's Transgender Cultural District & Kween Culture Initiative
Reparations
Angela Glover Blackwell
- Founder in Residence, PolicyLink
Morning Star Gali
- Project Director, Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Theodore Miller
- Executive Director, HOPE SF
Carmen Rojas
- Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Workers Lab
KEYNOTE: Dr. Cornel West
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Must RSVP.
HRC would like to invite you to sponsor our 55th Anniversary events, please click the link for more information (https://tinyurl.com/y3we699g).
For more information or discounted rates, please reach out to tuquan.harrison@sfgov.org.
