Communications Institute
The Opportunity Agenda’s Communications Institute is an annual event that brings together diverse social justice leaders from around the nation for intensive communications skill-building and support. The Institute, which takes place in New York City, is a four-day residency that prepares the movement’s up-and-coming voices to cut through the noise with effective messages that will persuade and mobilize key audiences.
Anthony Baber
Communications & Culture Director, Detroit ActionAnthony Baber is a storyteller, a concert-chaser, a lover of cats, and the Director of Communications & Culture for Detroit Action.
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Executive Vice President, Center for Responsible LendingNikitra Bailey directs the Center for Responsible Lending’s outreach and educational efforts to national and locally based organizations and provides technical assistance to policymakers on state and federal anti-predatory lending initiatives. Bailey originally joined the CRL as a policy associate after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law....
Get To know NikitraRobert Biko Baker
Artist/OrganizerFrom Milwaukee to Los Angeles and back again, Biko works at the intersection of culture and civic engagement. A former hip-hop journalist turned grassroots organizer, Biko has earned a reputation as an electoral campaigner, communicator, and cultural tastemaker. He earned a Ph.D. from UCLA in 2013.
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Restorative Justice Project Director, Impact Justicesujatha baliga’s work is characterized by an equal dedication to victims and persons accused of crimes. She speaks publicly and inside prisons about her own experiences as a survivor of child sexual abuse and her path to forgiveness. A former victim advocate and public defender in New York and New...
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Executive Director, Million Hoodies Movement for JusticeDante Barry is a grassroots organizer, digital campaigner, and the Executive Director of Million Hoodies Movement for Justice. Previously, Dante ran campaigns, organizing, and leadership development programs for national progressive organizations including the Center for Media Justice, the Roosevelt Institute, School Based Health Alliance, and the Political Development Group, LLC....
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Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightsRecently, Lawrence Benito transitioned from Deputy Director to Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of ICIRR. In his new role he will be responsible for running all facets of the organization. Lawrence has a proven executive track record and over 20 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations. As the Deputy Director...
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Director, Racial Justice Action CenterXochitl is the director of the Racial Justice Action Center, a vibrant, multiracial organizing and training institute building the grassroots leadership and power of low income communities of color to win political and social transformation in Georgia. She has over 15 years of experience in grassroots organizing, media and policy...
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Alumni Associate, JustLeadershipUSARonald D. Simpson-Bey is the Alumni Associate for JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) and a 2015 Leading with Conviction Fellow with JLUSA. He serves on the steering team of the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI), a former Program Associate with American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and Research Assistant at the University...
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National Public Policy Chair, Black Youth Project 100Janaé Bonsu is a Black queer feminist activist-scholar and organizer with over five years of policy research and advocacy experience. She currently serves as the National Public Policy Chair of Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), an activist member-led organization of Black 18- to 35-year-olds dedicated to creating justice and freedom...
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Director of Research and Municipal Projects, Rowe Policy+MediaIsaac Bryan is an expert on the criminal justice system and public policy implementation. Bryan is also a lead researcher for the Million Dollar Hoods Project at UCLA. His recent report " The Price for Freedom" received national attention for its first-ever in-depth look at the quantifiable impact of the...
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