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Join policy officials, researchers, advocates, and community-based organizations for a conversation exploring how attacks on DEIA are eroding democracy. In this discussion, gain a deeper understanding, apply practical tools, and build new relationships to confront these coordinated threats and advance cross-sector, equity-driven solutions.

Featured Speakers:

• Skye Perryman, JD – President and CEO, Democracy Forward
• Sim J. Singh Attariwala, JD – Director of the Anti-Hate Program, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
• Khalilah M. Harris, EdD, JD – Executive Director, Public Justice Center
• Clarissa Martínez de Castro – Vice President, Latino Vote Initiative, UnidosUS
• Deadric T. Williams, PhD – Associate Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Black Families and Children, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Wendy Chun-Hoon – President and Executive Director, CLASP (Moderator)

Among the issues we explored:

• The politicization, intentional misinterpretation, and weaponization of DEIA
• Erosion of civil rights infrastructure and legal protections
• Perpetual backlash as a response to demographic, cultural, and political change
• Cross-sector opportunities for resistance, resilience, and transformation
• The role of faith and moral leadership in advancing social and racial justice