RISE UP FOR JUSTICE: BLACK LIVES AND OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE “Activist-Athletes Elect Justice” A National Livestream Event - Thursday, Aug. 27 @ 12PM PST / 3PM EST Watch live: riseup4justice.org Habrá Traducción en Español In collaboration with Athletes for Impact, Elect Justice, and Vote.org, the second program in the Rise Up For Justice livestream series will explore the role of activist-athletes in ongoing struggles for social and racial justice. From from Muhammad Ali to Maya Moore, from Colin Kaepernick to Megan Rapinoe, athletes have long cast their lot with oppressed peoples and have spoken out for justice. Today, athletes are still organizing and speaking out for Black lives, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, democratic rights, Native sovereignty, and immigrant rights. This is a panel of athletes who have stepped up and knelt down. FEATURING: Akeishein Wells, Rapper, singer, actor Michael Bennett, Three-time NFL Pro Bowl Defensive End, member of Athletes for Impact Dave Zirin, Author, Sports and Politics Historian at The Nation Rosalie Fish, Marathon runner, activist for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Member of Cowlitz Tribe Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org Janelle Gary, Former member of the Garfield High School Soccer Team & Member of New Generation Jesse Hagopian, Educator, […]