Event Recap: Conversation with Vince Warren ‘86 and Saleem Holbrook
Last week, the CPGC had the honor of welcoming Saleem Holbrook and Vince Warren (‘86) to the annual Fellowship Kickoff Event. P-JEFs, summer fellows, and community members attended a keynote speech on the use of grassroots activism to advance multi-layered policy change for justice in the U.S. and internationally.
New CPGC summer fellows came together for the innagural community event to think in community about the intersection of grassroots activism and systematic change making. Drawing on decades of experience with local and global justice movements, Warren and Holbrook discussed how they leveraged international systems to amplify local environmental activism and movements against mass incarceration.
After the speech, summer fellows split into topic-based groups to reflect on what they had learned and how it related to their future peace and justice work. Students had the opportunity to ask the speakers questions about their work, how they sustain momentum in challenging times, the use of language in advancing justice, and the utilization of international systems to advance grassroots causes.
The CPGC would like to extend its gratitude to our distinguished speakers for their invaluable insights and an evening of learning and reflection. Watch a recording of the event here:
