Last week, a gunman targeted three Atlanta-area spas and killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. The attack has lead to the spread of the hashtag #StopAsianHate and discussions of anti-Asian discrimination. To discuss, we FEATURE Celina Su. Su is Marilyn J. Gittell Chair in Urban Studies and an Associate Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York. Her research concerns civil society and social policy, especially health and education. Her work focuses on how everyday citizens engage in and shape policy-making and community development—via deliberative democracy, community organizations, and protest and social movements. Media includes: San Diego Union Tribune, The Progressive, The Nation, PBS.

There has been an uptick in the number of child migrants being held at the southern U.S. border as more migrants are seeking asylum. Photos were recently released of a temporary overflow facility housing new migrants in in Donna, Texas, showing the crowded conditions. To discuss, we FEATURE Erika Guevara-Rosas. Guevara-Rosas is a feminist lawyer and human rights activist, who currently serves as the Americas Director at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. She is responsible for leading the organization’s human rights work across the region. Guevara-Rosas has more than twenty years of international experience in the fields of human rights and social justice philanthropy. Extensive media experience.

Today is the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. To discuss, we FEATURE Laura Packard. Packard is a nationally-known health care advocate and stage 4 cancer survivor. She founded a non-profit, Health Care Voices, to organize adults with serious medical conditions. She shared her personal health care story with Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. Packard also serves as Executive Director of Get America Covered to help people looking to enroll in health coverage and those who are helping other people sign-up, co-chair of Health Care Voter, and runs the pharma accountability campaign for Hero Action Fund, working to make sure any future coronavirus vaccines and COVID-19 treatments are available to all. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, MSNBC.

A U.S. study has found that the AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective, although U.S. health officials have announced the results may have been based on outdated and incomplete information. To discuss, we FEATURE Amy Finan. Finan was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Sabin Vaccine Institute on April 18, 2016. In her time as CEO, Amy has led the development and implementation of a strategic plan focusing Sabin on a mission to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe. Extensive media experience.

Evanston, Illinois, has become the first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black residents for past discrimination. To discuss, we FEATURE Charlene Carruthers. Carruthers is a Black, queer feminist community organizer and writer with over 15 years of experience in racial justice, feminist and youth leadership development movement work. As the founding national director of BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100), she has worked alongside hundreds of young Black activists to build a national base of activist member-led organization of Black 18-35 year olds dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. Carruthers was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago where she currently resides and continues to lead and partake in social justice movements. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Reader, The Nation, Ebony, Essence Magazine, MSNBC, BBC.

A study has found that, post-MeToo, women are being left out of workplace mentorship because male managers are less likely to mentor women due to fears of potential misconduct allegations. To discuss, we FEATURE Katherine Elizabeth Giscombe. Giscombe is a Diversity & Inclusion thought leader, researcher, and organizational change practitioner. She designed and led the groundbreaking study on race and gender in the workplace, Women of Color in Corporate Management: Opportunities and Barriers, which was sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the non-profit organization Catalyst. Having authored a series of reports based on that and subsequent research, and having led several consulting engagements, she continues to be a national presence in creating solutions for under-represented groups and the organizations in which they works. Media includes: The Hill, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, Fox.

Miami Beach has extended its emergency curfew in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The police officers in Miami have been criticized for their enforcementof the curfew, which has led to skirmishes and the use of pepper spray. To discuss, we FEATURE Stephanie Porta, the Co-Director of Florida Rising. Porta was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. After graduating with honors from American University in Washington DC, she worked on several campaigns including raising Florida's minimum wage in 2004, passing police accountability reforms in Orange County, as well as winning foreclosure prevention programs and affordable utility campaigns and more. Media includes: Politico, Miami Herald, Orlando Weekly.

Federal investigators are still looking into Donald Trump's involvement in the Capitol riot. To discuss, we FEATURE Elizabeth Hempowicz. Hempowicz is POGO’s Policy Counsel. She oversees Project On Government Oversight’s legislative reform work, with a focus on whistleblower protections and government accountability. Liz develops and advances public policies to combat corruption and to promote openness and accountability in government. She strategizes on the best way to translate POGO report findings into legislative reforms. Media includes: Washington Examiner, Huffington Post, Salon, NPR.

President Biden is expected to appoint a special envoy for the Horn of Africa following Senator Chris Coons' meeting in Ethiopia with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over the weekend. President Biden is concerned about the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region and instability in the region. To discuss, we FEATURE Donna A. Patterson. Patterson is chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy at Delaware State University and also directs the Africana Studies Program. Patterson is the author of Pharmacy in Senegal: Gender, Healing, and Entrepreneurship. Patterson is the inaugural editor of the new book series: Routledge Research in Health and Healing in Africa and the African Diaspora. Media includes: The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, NPR.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has decided to pull out of the European treaty against domestic violence in an effort to appease his conservative followers. To discuss, we FEATURE Kristina Wilfore. Wilfore currently serves as the principal of Karakoyun Strategies, an international development firm based in Istanbul. She helps teach grassroots organizing, political party development, and how to run and win campaigns all across the region. Wilfore regularly trains, speaks, and writes about issues that impact women’s participation in politics, parties and parliament across the globe. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News.

March is Women's History Month. To discuss, we FEATURE Yasmeen Hassan. Hassan is the Global Executive Director of Equality Now, an international human rights organization focused on women and girls’ rights. She is a native of Pakistan and has been involved in women’s rights since very early in her career, authoring the first study of domestic violence in Pakistan, which ultimately became the country’s submission to the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Media includes: The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, The Guardian.

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