This event is free and unticketed
Unmasked performers will be tested for Covid19 immediately before the performance.

Reverberations: Making Prolonged Change

Social disruptions and widespread trauma have created reverberations that have inspired a new generation of changemakers throughout society. For this lecture, we will gather a group of leaders for a panel discussion to share their individual journeys and the steps they see for making a prolonged difference in their greater communities. These leaders will provide a roadmap for others who are passionate about addressing critical issues and events in politics, society, and culture.

Moderator: Gene Martin

Panelists:

Hon. Jackie K. Weatherspoon, Ronelle Tshiela, Shantel Palacio

 

The Honorable Jacquelyne K. Weatherspoon has served as a seconded person with Diplomatic Status at the US State Dept and with UNDP, UNIFEM, and UN Women as a Senior International Election Officer. Jackie has also served as a Technical Advisor with Club de Madrid, Former Heads of State on issues of Women, Leadership, Peace, and Security in the Greater Horn of Africa. At home, she was elected to three terms as a NH State Representative. She recently completed her political appointment with the US Civil Rights Commission, State Advisory Committee. Jackie is a mediator and trainer for the Harvard Law School’s Program On Negotiation. She joyfully supports the Working Group on Girls through her organization, Decisions In Democracy International.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronelle Tshiela is co-founder of Black Lives Matter Manchester and a first-year student at UNH School of Law. In the Summer of 2020, she was appointed to serve as a commissioner on Governor Chris Sununu’s state-level Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency. She was also recently named to the New Hampshire 200 by the NH Business Review, who credited the honored individuals as those who have made “the greatest impact on the state’s economy, business climate, and quality of life.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shantel Palacio is the Principal Advisor at Urbane Advisory and a consulting partner at the Perception Institute. She consults on education policy and on implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Her community work and research have been featured across several mediums including NPR, GQ Japan Magazine, West’s Education Law Reporter, The Gotham Film and Media Institute, and citations in Harvard’s IOP. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of New Hampshire.

 

 

There will also be a zoom webinar of this event which you can view here