Harnessing Innovation to Fight Poverty and Promote Social Justice

Presented by NYU Wagner Faculty Judy Pryor-Ramirez

September
30
6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
General Public
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Date:
September 30, 2025
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Main Event Space, Rm. 101, 105 East 17th Street
Audience:
General Public

This event is part of POTS’ Impact Forum series, which provides a platform for thought leaders across sectors to engage in meaningful dialogue on complex social challenges and innovative action to address them. This year’s panel, hosted in partnership with NYU Wagner, will feature voices from the NYC government, nonprofit, and academic sectors to explore how innovative methodologies and community-driven models can disrupt cycles of poverty and foster long-term social justice.

Speakers:
Judy Pryor-Ramirez, NYU Wagner, Moderator / Academia, Community-based participatory action research

Elizabeth Hamby, NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), Panelist / NYC government, Civic Engagement

Sergio Marrero, Blue Ridge Labs, Panelist / NYC nonprofit, Scaling innovations to fight poverty and address pressing social challenges.

Christina Hanson, Part of the Solution (POTS), Panelist / Bronx nonprofit, Community-based innovative methodologies to break the cycle of poverty.

 

Check out more about POTS here.

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