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Notable Activists Highlight "Empowering Change" at University of Hartford
"Empowering Change" will bring leaders of present-day initiatives and the civil rights movement to the University campus this week.
“Empowering Change,” a landmark week-long initiative celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing into law of the Civil Rights Act, encourages reflection, dialogue, and action in civil rights and social change, Sept. 14-22.
Events are free of charge and open to the University community and the general public, with particular focus in four realms presenting opportunities to Educate, Participate, Activate, and Celebrate.
The first-of-its-kind series is being held at the University of Hartford, with the generous support of Newman’s Own Foundation and in collaboration with the Library of Congress. The full schedule is at www.hartford.edu/empoweringchange
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“Empowering Change” will bring notable leaders of present-day change initiatives and the civil rights movement to the University campus to stimulate discussion, share experiences, and inspire students and members of the community to pursue meaningful change to improve the world around them.
The outstanding speakers include:
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(top row, left to right) Dr. Guion Bluford, the first African-American astronaut in space; Stephanie Capparell, Wall Street Journal editor and author of The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business; Hartford business leader and former State Senator Sanford Cloud; Kate Emery, CEO of Walker Group and reSET Social Enterprise Trust; Bob Moses, civil rights leader and founder of the Algebra Project; Oz Griebel, president and CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance; former Hartford City Council member Elizabeth Horton Sheff; and Robert H. Forrester, President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation.
(bottom row, left to right) American journalist and public commentator and former Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson for domestic affairs and White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers; Hartford Public Schools Chief of Staff Gislaine Ngounou; Eva Paterson, civil rights attorney and founder of the Equal Justice Society; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; Marie Spivey, vice president of health equity for the Connecticut Hospital Association; Rabbi Stanley Kessler of West Hartford’s Beth El Temple; Erika Maye, civil rights activist and founder of Active Voices; education equity activist State Senator Beth Bye; and civil rights leader Ruby Sales.
