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HOT TOPICS

COOL SPEAKERS

This summer, join Texas Impact and friends on Zoom for free seminars on the public policy topics at the top of everyone’s list.

Hot Topic: Immigration

Watch our fourth installment of our new summer learning series: Hot Topics Cool Speakers. Freedom has provided Sean with new opportunities to expand his lifelong mission of serving others. Through Open Doors Consulting, he develops evidence-informed curricula that equip formerly incarcerated individuals for successful reentry, prepare individuals experiencing homelessness for stable housing, and empower youth with practical decision-making and life skills. Sean serves as the Executive Director of Life Anew, where he leads initiatives focused on increasing social awareness, reducing violence, strengthening families, and creating safer, healthier communities through restorative justice, workforce development, mental health support, and community engagement. Committed to sharing hope both personally and professionally, Sean is also the author of A Servant’s Tray, where he encourages readers to embrace a life of faith and service. He continues to teach and share God’s Word through biblical messages on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, inspiring others to live with purpose, hope, and compassion.

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Hot Topic, Cool Speakers: The Intersection of CVI and Public Education with Sean Oliver, Life Anew

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Watch the third installment of our new summer learning series: Hot Topics Cool Speakers. Eddie Franz is the Executive Director of Jail to Jobs, an Austin nonprofit committed to empowering justice-involved youth in Central Texas to find purpose and thrive after incarceration. Jail to Jobs’ paid job training program focuses on character development, workforce readiness, and emotional and spiritual growth. Eddie’s own profound transformation during a seven-year sentence in federal prison inspired his life’s work to help others facing similar challenges. His leadership at Jail to Jobs earned him the CVI Front-liner of the Year Award from Cities United in 2021.

Watch the third installment of our new summer learning series: Hot Topics Cool Speakers.

Eddie Franz is the Executive Director of Jail to Jobs, an Austin nonprofit committed to empowering justice-involved youth in Central Texas to find purpose and thrive after incarceration. Jail to Jobs’ paid job training program focuses on character development, workforce readiness, and emotional and spiritual growth. Eddie’s own profound transformation during a seven-year sentence in federal prison inspired his life’s work to help others facing similar challenges. His leadership at Jail to Jobs earned him the CVI Front-liner of the Year Award from Cities United in 2021.

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Hot Topics, Cool Speakers: Innovative Options for Community Violence Reduction with Eddie Franz

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Our second speaker will be Maram Museitif, public health scholar and researcher. We will discuss how immigration policies, both state and federal, affect public health in Texas. Find more events on our website https://texasimpact.org/events-calendar/

Our second speaker will be Maram Museitif, public health scholar and researcher. We will discuss how immigration policies, both state and federal, affect public health in Texas.

Find more events on our website https://texasimpact.org/events-calendar/

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Hot Topics, Cool Speakers: Immigration and Public Health with Dr. Maram Museitif

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In the first installment of our new summer learning series, Luis Figueroa from EveryTexan details the current state of immigration, and everything we need to know about all three SB 4’s from the past ten years. In this recording you will be able to watch Luis’ presentation and the Q&A that followed. Register for our next Hot Topics, Cool Speakers webinar at https://texasimpact.org/events/

In the first installment of our new summer learning series, Luis Figueroa from EveryTexan details the current state of immigration, and everything we need to know about all three SB 4’s from the past ten years. In this recording you will be able to watch Luis’ presentation and the Q&A that followed.

Register for our next Hot Topics, Cool Speakers webinar at https://texasimpact.org/events/

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Hot Topics, Cool Speakers: Immigration (SB 4) with Luis Figueroa

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