We the People: Defending Justice and Resisting the Authoritarian Agenda

​The fight for justice is at a crossroads. From Project 2025 to the OBBBA, coordinated attacks are threatening hard-won rights, freedoms, and protections across our nation. These aren't just political maneuvers; they are blueprints to roll back civil liberties, undermine democracy, and silence marginalized communities.

​Join The Prolific Circle and Citizen Action NY (Hudson Valley), GLAAD, and the NAACP Northern Dutchess Branch for a timely panel discussion on what’s at stake and how we can resist during these uncertain times. Together, we’ll unpack these authoritarian agendas, connect the dots, and chart strategies for collective defense and action.

🗓 Thursday, September 18, 2025
🕠 Panel 6–8 PM | Doors open at 5:30 PM
📍 Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts (Elm Room) | 165 College Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY
(The Heartwood at Vassar)

Social Mixer to follow! After the panel: connect at our social mixer, explore resource tables with local frontline orgs, and engage with neighbors, advocates, and leaders ready to mobilize.

Panelists confirmed:

• ​Antonio Delgado – Lieutenant Governor of NY

• ​Livia Santiago-Rosado – Commissioner of the Dutchess County (NY) Department of Health

• ​Jamar Cummings City – Moderator
  City Chamberlain, Poughkeepsie
  Young Adults Committee, Chair
  NAACP Northern Dutchess Branch

• ​Emma Arnoff – Founder & Director of The Sensory Space

• ​Weldon McWilliams, PhD – Chair of the Department of Black Studies, SUNY New Paltz;
  Senior Pastor

• ​Kenya Gadsden – President, Dutchess Democratic Womens Caucus;
  Human Activist & Motivational Speaker

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