Brother of Trayvon Martin headlines national community engagement tour
"Black & Engaged" s kicking off this weekend to provide people with access to training on how to become more engaged in their communities.
“Black & Engaged,” a project of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, is kicking off this weekend as activists, artists and others start of the tour that will stop in multiple cities as community leaders seek to provide people with access to training on how to become more engaged in their communities.
During the tour, community members will be able to learn skills for organizing, political discourse, communications, research, data and involvement in the arts.
“We wanted to create a grassroots space for meaningful dialogue, which can lead to policy reform and change,” said Ifeoma Ike, attorney and co-founder of Black and Brown People Vote.
“What we envision occurring over these weekend convenings are hyperlocal, regional and national game plans that center around the improvement of Black people and the systems that should be serving them,” said Tristan Wilkerson, coÂ-creator of Black and Brown People Vote.
This weekend, the headliner is Jahvaris Fulton, brother of Trayvon Martin.
“I am personally honored to be speaking before so many activists that marched for my brother, Trayvon, and continue to march for those taken way too soon,” said Fulton, who is also the co-founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation. “This weekend is about coming and working together to create plans to engage our local and state officials around policies that protect our family members instead of targeting them.”
