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Leading for Democracy and Social Justice in a Time of Backlash

How to lead with democracy in peril? Join us for a conversation with social justice movement leaders.

The racial justice uprisings of 2020 produced forward movement on racial reckoning in criminal justice and elsewhere but were met with a noxious backlash that is warping our politics. Meanwhile, COVID is still taking a significant toll, even as policymakers relax public health requirements in the face of angry anti-vaccine and anti-masking protests. While some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol – and those who enabled them – are facing accountability, many continue to undermine confidence in democracy and elections. Despite considerable progressive gains in the last eighteen months, the window for progress in our nation’s capital seems to have narrowed. What does it mean to lead movements for social justice in a time of backlash? What are the implications for the way organizations function and advance their key campaigns? What threats and opportunities should we be thinking about in the coming months and years?

Introductory Speaker:

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

Andrew Rich, Dean, Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership

Panelists:

Jennifer Disla, Co-Executive Director, Detroit Action

Christopher Torres, Political Director, MoveOn

Lorella Praeli, Co-President, Community Change

 

Moderator:

Deepak Bhargava, Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies · CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies