This event will stage a dialogue between Felix Guzman and Luis Quiros. Two people that abide by “boots on the ground” and lived professional experience, the conversation will centralize concepts and practices that radically work towards helping others grow through the intersectionality of poverty, and into purpose, potential and power. Kimberly Blair would act as moderator of the conversation.

This event will also be live streamed on youtube (no RSVP needed for youtube)

 
Felix Guzman is a poet, community organizer and advocate of human integrity and dignity. A compassionate abolitionist at heart, he believes in the possibility of redemption. Urging for the intentional building of healthy and inclusive communities, Felix uses poetry to spotlight the importance of language, resources, and equity to effect successful reentry and community engagement.

Born of Puerto Rican blood, and raised in the streets of Harlem, Luis Quiros (M.P.A., M.S.W.) has fought against the marginalization of himself and others as a scholar, activist, community organizer, social commentator, educator and author. Luis pursues the right to education, speaking and validating the strives of the "Otherized".

Kimberly Blair, MPH is a queer, Black, Latina on a mission to support the liberation of all oppressed people. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy at a Brooklyn-based non-profit. Recognized by City and State New York, Kimberly works as a policy strategist, a reproductive justice organizer, and as a mental health advocate and peer. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Boston University School of Public Health, and is currently training with Ancient Song, Inc. to become a full-spectrum doula.