HOW TO PUNCH 🥊 ABOVE YOUR WEIGHT with Service, Strength & Hope

This Friday, our guests are dedicated defenders of our freedoms who punch back above their weight when protecting civil rights. We will be highlighting the many ways to find strength, do service, and find hope.

Rev. Cozy Bailey, President VA NAACP, and President of the Prince William County Chapter, NAACP. Rev. Bailey will discuss the VA NAACP’s legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative session. As a civil rights leader, he will discuss the NAACP’s historic role in standing up for Black communities and our most vulnerable. People are anxious and terrified of what will come after, so Rev. Bailey will prepare us by leaning into the history of our civil rights leaders.

Lisa Gilbert, co-president Public Citizen. Public Citizen has been charging forward to activate and build impactful plans that will limit the damage Trump and his cronies can inflict upon millions of Americans, our democracy, our planet, and everyone on it. Lisa will discuss the three key areas of their plan. You don’t want to miss the organization that punches way above their weight. Meet Lisa here.

Sophia Leticia Gregg, Senior Immigrants’ Rights Attorney, ACLU VA, will update us on what the ACLU VA is doing to address bad bills like the Larken Riley Act, the Save Act, and other policies and actions proposed by the new Administration. We will learn how the ACLU is preparing to counter any unconstitutional actions like mass detention and deportation.