GCPE and NYC EJA Present: 2017 Spring Lecture Series
THE TRUMP AGENDA vs. PLURALISM: Analysis + Resistance.
FEB 24. CITIES RESIST MAR 3. SANCTUARY CITIES FOR ALL MAR 31. NO FEAR, NO HATE: FIGHTING SEGREGATION & DISPLACEMENT APR 7. CLIMATE CHANGE + ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Every presidential transition, especially when there is a change in the party in power, brings with it a level of anxiety and a degree of turmoil. This year the election of Donald Trump as President, after a brutal campaign, has created unprecedented levels of anxiety and concern about the direction that this country is about to embark upon.
Join a four-part series offering live analysis & probing examination of the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
MODERATORS:
Ron Shiffman, Pratt Institute & Eddie Bautista, NYC EJA
JOINED BY GUEST SPEAKERS:
Brad Lander, NYC Councilman, District 39 / Jerrold Nadler, US House of Representatives / Edward Ott, Joseph S. Murphy Institute, CUNY School of Professional Studies / Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Recovery & Resiliency / Afua Atta- Mensah, Executive Director, Community Voices Heard / Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs / Mark Winston Griffith, Executive Director, Brooklyn Movement Center / Roberto “Mukaro” Borrero, Taíno Nation / Peter L. Markowitz, Professor of Law, Director, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Cardozo School of Law / Barika Williams, Deputy Director, ANHD / Chuck Schumer, United States Senator of New York / Adam Friedman, Executive Director, Pratt Center for Community Development / Carlton Brown, Founding Partner and COO Global Green / Kai Wright, NPR’s “There goes the neighborhood”...and more!