HONOREES
DANNY GLOVER
DESIREE PEREZ
Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award
ZAKIYAH SHAAKIR-ANSARI
Monday, October 13, 2025
Benediction | Rev. Stephen Green
Welcome | Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Susan Taylor and Khephra Burns
President’s Address | Carmen Perez-Jordan
The Gathering for Justice “How We Work” | Kevin Hunte and Michaela Perez
Performance | Kenyatta Emmanuel
Host Intro | Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
The Gathering Board Update Javier Morgado
Performance | Retamoza
Award Tribute: Legacy Of Justice Award to Danny Glover | Nané Alejandrez presenting
Award Tribute: Gathering In Community Award to Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari | Angelo Pinto Esq. presenting
Award Tribute: Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award to Desiree Perez | Carmen Perez-Jordan presenting
Live Auction | Reggie Canal, Auctioneer
Performance | Mysonne Linen, Keris Lové with the IMPACT Repertory Chorus
Following Harry | Director Susanne Rostock
20 Years of Impact | Carmen Perez-Jordan
ABOUT THE GATHERING FOR JUSTICE
Founded in 2005 by the late Harry Belafonte after he witnessed the handcuffing and arrest of a five-year-old Black girl in a Florida classroom, The Gathering for Justice is a national nonprofit working to end child incarceration and eliminate racial inequities in the justice system. The organization convenes leaders across generations, trains youth organizers in Kingian Nonviolence, advances culture and narrative change, and supports policy centered on care, safety and human rights. Learn more at gatheringforjustice.org.
Social: @gather4justice • @nyjusticeleague
SPONSORS
Live Nation
Roc Nation | The Kraft Group | Grantmakers for Girls and Women of Color
Josh Dubin Research and Consulting | NFL Foundation | Universal Music Group | Fanatics Charitable Foundation | Ebro Darden
Neufeld, Scheck, Brustin, Hoffmayer and Freudenberger LLP | ESM Productions | REFORM Alliance
MPower Change | Borealis Philanthropy
Nacy Warner Associates| Ira J. Gilbert | Bryn Friedman | Mike Yeager and Goldman Sachs | Brooklyn Public Library
SPECIAL THANKS
TO OUR PARTNERS IN JUSTICE, ROC NATION, LED BY DESIREE PEREZ.
WE LOVE THE TEAM ROC FAMILY SO MUCH!
OUR FRIEND AND SUPPORTER, RONNIE DAVIS AND THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AND CHEFS AT GREAT PERFORMANCES.
THE CHURCH OF ST PAUL AND ST ANDREW, AND BRENT NESS AND THE ENTIRE STAFF GRIFFIN KOEBEL, OUR LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGNER, AND EVERYONE AT THE CENTER AT WEST PARK
THANK YOU TO OUR FILM, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY CREW: RAMEEN AMINZADEH, BRANDI WEBB, YET TO EVOLVE PROD., EDWARD JEAN
AND THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM LED BY GOLDIE HARPS AND INGRID BLACK