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CIVIL SOCIETY
Thought-provoking conversations exploring issues affecting our communal well-being through a nonprofit lens. Moderated by Barry Silverberg, Director, Nonprofit Austin.
Season 4
This and next season of Civil Society is dedicated to exploring People of Color Experiences in Austin.
- The Black Experience in Austin
- The Hispanic/ Latinx Experience in Austin
- The Asian Pacific Islander Experience in Austin (Season 5)
The Black Experience in Austin
The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center
Carre Adams, its Curator/Culture & Arts Manager
White Privilege
Froswa Booker-Drew, Vice President, Community Affairs, Strategic Alliances at State Fair of Texas
Black Business in Austin
Tam Hawkins, President & CEO, Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce
Exploring Black History in Austin
kYmberly Keeton, African American Community Archivist and Librarian, Austin History Center. Austin Public Library
The Role of Historically Black Colleges in Austin
Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President & CEO, Huston-Tillotson University
Black Heritage in Austin
Pam Owens, Interim Director Six Square, Austin’s Black Cultural District
Using Data and Education to Mobilize Communities to Eliminate Social Disparities
Meme Styles, President and Founder of MEASURE
Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap in Central Texas
Sean Thomas-Brietfeld, co-Director of Race to Lead, Building Movement Project & Ofronama Biu, Senior Research Associate and the writer of the Central Texas report
The Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center at Austin Community College
Khayree Williams, Center Director
Hispanic/Latinx Experiences in Austin
Hispanic Political Life & Diversity
James Aldrete, Political Communications Consultant
ACC’s Fast Track Career Initiative & the Value Add of CE during COVID-19
Hector Aguilar, Dean, Continuing Education, Austin Community College
Las Comadres Para Las Americas & ACC as Hispanic Serving Institution
Nora de Hoyos Comstock, Ph.D., Founder of Las Comadres Para Las Americas
The Chicano Struggle for Civil Rights and Chicana Feminism
Martha Cotera, Activist, Chicano Civil Rights Movement and the Chicana Feminist movement
The Role of Hispanic Women in Austin Politics
Bobbie Garza‐Hernandez, Principal, Pink Consulting; former Chief of Staff, Gus Garcia
Hispanic Business in Austin
Diana Maldonado, President & CEO, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The State of Latinx/ Hispanic Nonprofits in Austin
Julie Martinez, Ballesteros Executive Director, Manos de Cristo
Historical & Current Trends in Hispanic Life. Learn about ACC’s El Centro
Gary Moreno, Director, Latino/ Latin American Student Center dba El Centro
The Hispanic Nonprofit Executive Director Experience
Rosamaria Murillo, PhD, LMSW, CEO, El Buen Samaritano
Investing in Underserved Hispanic Female Entrepreneurs
Steve Wanta, Executive Director, JUST
Haydee Moreno, Chief Operating Officer, JUST
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