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Today, Tuesday 8/18 at 7pm ET, Social Venture Circle hosts a critical conversation between Desmond Meade (Florida Rights Restoration Coalition) in Conversation with Erika Alexander (Color Farm Media) on ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions, and creating a more comprehensive and humane reentry system that will enhance successful reentry, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety.
In 2018, FRRC built a movement that created the largest voter registration and empowerment mandate since the Civil Rights Movement. Join us today for a special NEXT Economy LIVE to learn what's needed now and how you can be a part of history.
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 Desmond Meade
President, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Desmond Meade is the president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, and a graduate of Florida International University College of Law. As a formerly homeless returning citizen, he fought to restore voting rights to over 1.4 million Floridians with past felony convictions. He was recognized by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2019. Today, Desmond continues fighting against new restrictions placed on Florida voters that have been likened to Jim Crow laws. Desmond and his wife and five children live in Florida. Connect with him @desmondmeade.
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 Erika Alexander
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Color Farm Media
Beloved for the iconic roles of Maxine Shaw (Living Single), Detective Latoya (Get Out), Perenna (Black Lightning), Cousin Pam (The Cosby Show) and Linda Diggs (Wutang: An American Saga), Erika Alexander wears many hats, including actress, entrepreneur, creator, producer and trailblazing activist — an all-around boss.
As co-founder of Color Farm Media, and board member for VoteRunLead and One Fair Wage, Erika is on a mission to bring greater equity, inclusion, and diverse representation to both media and electoral politics. Connect with her @ealexthegreat.
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NEXT Economy LIVE is new weekly series in partnership with Intentional Media, JumpScale, Opportunity Collaboration, and the American Sustainable Business Council where experienced members and thought leaders host webinars, interactive meetings, and discussions where the real challenges, insights, and best practices of leading and funding mission-driven businesses can be explored with peers. Registration for each event is required. Recordings of all prior events can be found online here.
Members are invited to submit their own proposals to host events. If you are an impact aligned partner or sister organization in the space that is interested in collaborating on future events, we invite you to reach out to discuss opportunities. Email isaac@svcimpact.org for the private link and to discuss collaboration opportunities.
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