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Equity Matters: Why Attacks on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) are a Threat to Multiracial Democracy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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Thursday, September 18, 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Virtual Event (Register Below) [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Join policy officials [[link removed]] , researchers, advocates, and community-based organizations for a conversation exploring how attacks on DEIA are eroding democracy. 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 will explore:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
* 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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