Perspective 2025

Defeating Project 2025 / Defending Democracy

Please Join us for an informative and lively discussion on Project 2025 and our Perspective to overcome it now and in the future.

Hosted by Democrats Abroad France Black Caucus and Sistahs in Paris with our partners Democrats Abroad Global Black Caucus, Democrats Abroad Paris, Democrats Abroad France Youth Caucus, Democrats Abroad France Women's Caucus, and Democrats Abroad France Diversity Caucus, Democrats Abroad France, and Vote from Abroad

Note: this is a hybrid event. An RSVP at the bottom of the page is for the in-person reception at Diasporâs in Paris.

RSVP here for online event via Zoom

Live Event Reception and Program

In person at Diasporâs (2ème): 

• Ricki Stevenson (founder/CEO of Black Paris Tours) will examine how Project 2025 seeks to discriminate against small businesses owned by women and people of color. 
• Jake Lamar (author of seven novels, including the recently released prize-winning Viper's Dream) will give us perspective on how we got to this stage in our country’s history.
• Horace Small (founder/executive director of The Union of Minority Neighborhoods) will inspire us to get involved in resisting Project 2025.  

Also joining us via Zoom from New York:

• Melba Tolliver (first African-American news anchor hired at WABC NEWS in 1967 and author of recently released Accidental Anchorwoman: A Memoir of Chance, Choice, Change, and Connection) will analyze the lack of media coverage of Project 2025.
• Felipe Luciano (former member of The Last Poets spoken word group and a
  founder of The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican social justice activists) will incite us to unite across communities to fight this menace.

The event will be moderated by Audrey Edwards, former Essence magazine editor and author of American Runaway: Black and Free in Paris in the Trump Years.

Practical Information

Reception: 6pm -- Program 7pm – 9pm

Limited seating for 30 people. RSVP here to make a reservation for the in-person event.

Please note that unpaid reservations will be held from 6pm to 6:45pm

Diasporâs Restaurant
6 Rue de Tracy, Paris France

Metro 3 & 4* - Réaumur-Sebastopol station : Square Emile Chautemps exit*

Metro 4, 8 and 9 - Strasbourg Saint Denis

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WHEN

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 06:00 PM Paris Time

WHERE

Diasporâs
6 rue de Tracy
Paris 75002
France
Google map and directions

CONTACT

Shelley Bradford-Bell

28 RSVPs