Citizen Verizon Assembly: Education Is Not Up For Debate

Today is the second Citizen Verizon Assembly: Education is Not Up for Debate. Discussion topics include remote learning, education inequities and mental health, as Verizon continues to convene activists and change-makers to chart a new way forward to build a more equitable future. Rewatch the live-stream below and learn more about the event here.

Participants include:

• Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Verizon
• Yara Shahidi, actress, producer and change agent
• Gabrielle Union, actress, entrepreneur and activist
• Soledad O’Brien, award-winning TV journalist
• Anthony Jack, author and Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Michelle Udall, a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representative
• Jordan Shapiro, Assistant Professor at Temple University
• Catie Cole, co-founder of The Mental Health Coalition and creator of “How Are You Really?”
• Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President and Medical Director of the Child Mind Institute

Earlier this month, Verizon announced its new responsible business plan, Citizen Verizon, which reinforces its deep-rooted commitment to address the most pressing global economic, environmental and social issues.