Overview
11:00AM – 5:00PM
Join activists, policy-makers, journalists and concerned citizens for a day of informed conversations about where our country and our state are today, and how we can work towards a better future.
Presented by The Fund for New Jersey in partnership with NJPAC, this day-long convening will include discussions about protecting immigrant communities, boosting civic participation and how the rising cost of everything — from healthcare to housing — changes who gets to achieve “the American dream.”
New York Times political columnist Jamelle Bouie will offer a keynote speech on civics and citizenship. Tickets include lunch.
Co-produced with Crossroads NJ, an initiative of The Fund for New Jersey. Sponsored by The Fund for New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Victoria Foundation and Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
keynote speaker
Jamelle Bouie
Keynote reflections will be provided by:
- Brandon McKoy, President, The Fund for New Jersey
- Katie Brennan, Assemblywoman – District 32, New Jersey Legislature
- Chigozie Onyema, Assemblyman – District 28, New Jersey Legislature
Voting is Just the Beginning: Building a Culture of Democracy in New Jersey
Jesse Burns
Nedia Morsy
John Butler
Henal Patel
Breaking Point: Policy Pathways to More Affordable New Jersey
Doug O’Malley
Peter Chen
Maura Collinsgru
Hazel Applewhite
Meghan Tavormina
Land of the Free: Immigrant Organizing to Meet the Moment
Amber Reed
Jesselly De La Cruz
Araceli Argueta
Diana Mejia
