The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.
The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.
Collette Flanagan, Founder, Mothers Against Police Brutality
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Steven R. Shapiro, Former ACLU Legal Director
The calls of activists have forced a national reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy in our country. That reckoning has led us to examine the systems that exert control over and oppress Black lives, from policing to reproductive health care.
West Resendes, Staff Attorney & Policy Counsel, ACLU Disability Rights Program and National Political Advocacy Department
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In the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.
Dylan Hayre, Justice Division Campaign Strategist, ACLU
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Heather L. Weaver, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief
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