BY TFN STAFF

We are thrilled to announce that Maya Wiley, a nationally respected civil rights attorney and activist, will join us in Baltimore to close out TFN’s 25th Anniversary Conference: Be Bold Together!

As we navigate an unprecedented era that threatens our democracy, undermines our civil liberties and jeopardizes the wellbeing of our communities and planet, how do we stay anchored in who we are and the work before us?

Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, will share her expertise and insight in a powerful Closing Plenary focused on turning adversity into action that creates lasting change.

The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights is the oldest and largest civil rights coalition in the U.S. Now in its 75th year, the coalition serves as a strategic hub for more than 200 member organizations fighting to protect, defend and expand civil rights across the U.S.

Wiley has dedicated her own life to the fights for justice, equality and fairness.

She is a former legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, was the first Black woman to serve as counsel to the mayor of New York City and was a senior advisor on race and poverty at the Open Society Foundations.

She also co-founded the nonprofit Center for Social Inclusion, an organization that focused on transforming structural racism into fair opportunity at the intersection of race and poverty as it relates to education, the digital divide, land use planning, the green economy, and more. (The center merged with Race Forward in 2017.)

Wiley is the author of Remember, You Are a Wiley, politically-charged memoir that draws on her upbringing in a household that prioritized activism, hope and resilience above all else: Her father was a noted leader in the civil rights and economic justice movements, work that landed him on President Nixon’s enemies list, while her mother organized third-party political platforms.

We hope you’ll join us for Wiley’s Closing Plenary at TFN25 as she explores how we can leverage our collective power to transcend division and meet this moment.

➡️Check out our TFN25 Anniversary Conference website to view our Learning Agenda, Accessibility and Wellbeing policies, and more.