| Registration for our 10th Annual KIDS COUNT Conference is now open!! The event is from 10am – 12pm on August 18th via ZOOM, and is entitled Kids at the Heart of Public Policy – Centering Children, Youth, and Families for Transformational Change. See the conference agenda here. REGISTER HERE |
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|  Leaning Into Critical Hope & Joy: A New Vision for Addressing Racial Wealth and Equality
Keynote Speaker: Anne E. Price, President, The Insight Center
Anne E. Price is the first woman president of the Insight Center. An engaging, dynamic speaker, she will speak about a new vision for thinking about and addressing the wealth gap, and the need for a more expansive definition of wealth to include land, relationship, and other goods communities value beyond the limited notion of financial wealth. She will speak to how extraction is deeply intertwined with barriers to building wealth, specifically for communities of color. Anne was one of the first national leaders to examine narratives about race and wealth. Anne has worked in the public sector on a wide range of issues including child welfare, hunger, workforce development, community development, and higher education. Prior to joining the Insight Center, Anne served as Project Director for California Tomorrow’s Community College Access and Equity Initiative. Anne also spent several years at Seattle’s Human Services Department where she served as the Community Development Block Grant Administrator and Strategic Advisor to the Director. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Nation, The Washington Post, The Mercury News, The Wall Street Journal, Citylab, O Magazine, and other publications. Anne holds a BA in Economics from Hampton University and a master’s degree in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from The New School in New York City. |
ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re also excited to announce that OMEDJ will be the MC of the event!  Since they began DJing in 1999, Omedj has become known for their infectious, energetic stage presence and an eclectic pallet in song selections. Ome has been described as "the Peoples DJ," having DJed alongside political leaders such as Barack Obama, Ilhan Omar, Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton, and Dolores Huerta as well as celebrity actors Keegan-Michael Key, Hasan Minhaj, and Eva Longoria. Ome has performed and emceed in front of audiences awaiting Grammy-winning artists such as La Santa Cecilia and Little Joe y La Familia to other acclaimed acts like Ty Dolla $ign, Saul Williams, Chicano Batman, Las Cafeteras, and Climbing PoeTree. In addition to their DJ duties, Ome Quetzal Lopez is also the co-founder of Dulce UpFront, an award-winning multi-media art-activist organization that has produced over one hundred events with thousands of attendees, and has worked in partnership with a large constellation of artists, activists, event producers, organizations, and colleges nationwide. In 2018, Ome was awarded Inspirational Queer Activist by Queer Out and highlighted by Rise Up, alongside Alicia Garza and Bambadjan Bamba, as part of the next generation of activists in California who are actively creating and inspiring change on a local and global level. In 2020, Ome was awarded City of Fresno District One Woman of the Year in Arts & Culture.
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Please consider sponsoring the annual event. See the full Sponsorship Packet here. MANY THANKS TO: PRESENTING SPONSORS The Delle Foundation YUCCA SPONSORS Fred Harris & Marg Elliston New Mexico American Federation of Teachers Western Sky Community Care |
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