Our own board member, Foxy Fisher, will be joining this important panel discussion!
Title of Panel: “Building Coalitions to Protect and Advance Civil and Human Rights”
Moderator: Daniel Enrique Pérez, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Date: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
Time: 6:00–7:30 pm
Location: The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., Reno, NV 89502
Description: This episode of Thought on Tap will focus on how to build coalitions to advance social justice causes. It will include panelists who are involved in different social justice movements who will discuss the ways in which they work with others to expand their movements and support one another. They will also address the following related questions: What does the current civil rights movement look like? How does it compare to other civil rights movements from the past or from other countries? What are the strengths and areas for improvement of the current movement? How can different groups and organizations learn to identify common interests in order to build stronger coalitions?