When: Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 12 - 1 pm EST

Where: via Zoom (please provide your name & email address to receive the link and a donation acknowledgement letter from PowerPlay, and please submit your questions ahead of the event to the email address provided in the donation/registration confirmation email)

Minimum requested donation to attend: $15 per guest

(Register by clicking the purple "donate" button)

Event Description

PowerPlay, a NYC-based nonprofit that has served thousands of BIPOC* girls & gender non-conforming youth over the last 22 years, invites you to attend a panel discussion on allyship on Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 12 - 1 pm EST. (*BIPOC = black, Indigenous and people of color.)

Background: the Ms. Foundation for Women recently published findings from a study on philanthropic giving showing that giving to women and girls of color accounts for about 0.5% of the $66.9 billion foundations gave in 2018. And girls and women, especially those of color, face compounded challenges which are exacerbated during the current pandemic.

On the 15th, we will hear from powerful panelists Corey Ponder, Brittany Brathwaite, and expert moderator and PowerPlay Junior Board member Shantae J. Edwards.

All guests will be asked to submit questions ahead of time, and key take-aways from the discussion will center around tangible ways that attendees can serve as true, helpful allies for BIPOC girls & gender non-conforming youth of color.

All event proceeds will be split between PowerPlay NYC (a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit; EIN: 13-4045021) and all panelists/moderators.

Speaker Bios

Corey Ponder

Empathy Practitioner and Speaker, em|PACT Strategies | @coreytponder

Corey Ponder is an empathy practitioner and educator who works with innovative companies and individuals to build safe spaces for inclusive and diverse experiences.

Corey believes in the power of human connection and how that drives real impact. Over his 10 years of professional experience as a policy analyst in the public sector and a program manager and policy professional in the private sector, Corey knows that an emphasis on emotional intelligenceself-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skillsleads to a more committed, productive, and engaged workforce creating a real impact in the workplace and spaces they occupy.

Corey has scaled diversity initiatives across several companies, including with CIA and Facebook, and has spoken on allyship and empathy for several organizations, including Chan Zuckerberg initiative, Fitbit, MomWarrior, and Expedia. He has also developed and facilitated over 60 workshops on allyship, bias, privilege, and building empathy across the tech industry. He continues to publish on these topics as well essays, podcasts, and articles most recently being featured in Fortune Magazine's raceAhead newsletter.

Corey holds a Master's in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.

www.coreyponder.com

Brittany Brathwaite

Kimbritive, The Homegirl Box | @urbintelligence

Brittany Brathwaite is an award-winning reproductive justice activist, entrepreneur and community accountable scholar with a deep commitment to supporting the leadership, organizing, and healing of girls of color. Brittany has worked to create change in the lives of girls of color through sexual health education, base building, advocacy, curriculum development, and participatory action research. Brittany has worked with several organizations to achieve this vision, including the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, Rock the Vote, and Advocates for Youth.

Most recently, Brittany worked as the Organizing and Innovation Manager at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), where she led the School Girls Deserve campaign. In 2019, GGE won the campaign, securing base-line funding in the city budget for Title IX Coordinators in every borough and stronger supports for young survivors of sexual assault. Brittany currently co-chairs the Sexuality Education Alliance of New York City (SEANYC), fighting alongside young people for K-12 comprehensive sexuality education inNYC.

Brittany is the proud co-founder of KIMBRITIVE, an organization working to educate and empower Black women and girls about sexual health and reproductive justice. In 2016, she also co-founded The Homegirl Box, a feminist-cooperative inspired by revolutionary women of color. She is a worker-owner in The Rebellious Root Collective, a cooperative of multi-racial feminist facilitators and creatives working towards justice and social change through training, curriculum design and intentional conversations.

Brittany holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Womens and Gender Studies and Sociology from Syracuse University and a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University. When shes not attempting to save the world, you can find her collecting sneakers and statement t-shirt, reading works by Black women authors and sipping lemonade from her stoop in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn (Land of the Lenape).

Shantae J. Edwards

Speaker, Coach, Professor | @_shantaej

Shantae J. Edwards is a dynamic human who has dedicated her life to healing, self-acceptance, and leaving the world better than she found it.

As a speaker, Shantae J. galvanizes audiences with her exuberant passion and enviable confidence. Her no-nonsense yet compassionate approach to teaching makes her an exceptional professor, coach, and trainer.

Through her company IAMDOPE (I Am Dreaming of Possibilities Everyday) Inc., Shantae J. has created multiple resources for human development and self-actualization. Her current venture, Good Human Coaching, LLC, empowers individuals to challenge feelings of inadequacy and embrace beliefs that positively impact their personal and professional relationships.

Shantae works in both the public and private sectors to shift organizational culture and implement leadership development programming through an equitable lens. Simply put, she helps both businesses and employees undergo radical transformations.

Shes also currently an adjunct professor at New York University and Kingsborough Community College.

Shantae J. earned a bachelors degree in communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA in marketing from Walden University. She has participated in several organizations including Peer Forward (College Summit, Inc.), StartingBloc Institute, The How Society, Global Shapers, PowerPlay, Chicago Scholars, and Building Strong Millennials.

One of Shantae J.s greatest inspirations are her late mother, Marlene Edwards, who exuded compassion, empathy, and resilience. She evokes her mothers spirit to help others take ownership of their stories and become advocates for change.

You can learn more about how shes learned to embrace her humanity and the humanity of others in her TEDx Talk You. Are. Enough. and www.shantaej.com.

p.s. shes also a big sneakerhead