FIT LIVE! Talking "The Intersection of Personal & Business Growth" with Pioneer & Social Entrepreneur, Roxane Harper!
Thu, Sep 02
|Live Digital Event!
Join us this week on a very special edition of FIT Live with pioneer and social entrepreneur, Roxane Harper! We'll delve into her roots & her journey to success in business and community impact! We'll also talk about her role as President of the Icy Baby Foundation and her goals for global impact!
Time & Location
Sep 02, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT
Live Digital Event!
About the Event
About Our GuestAs a West Oakland resident and a Black mother who lost my son and grandson to gun violence, “Black Lives Matter” is not a slogan. It’s my life’s calling - the reason I get up everyday, rooted
in love, committed to serve.
Politicized as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, I personally know the toll exacted upon families as a result of decades of systemic government failure. We endure environmental and economic injustice; high unemployment; discrimination in housing, finance, employment and education; high crime and unjust policing. I know the pain of displacement and disinvestment which is why for two decades I dedicated my life to developing affordable housing and advocating for the needs of low income residents.
In 2012, with no prior political experience, I ran for office to bring my experience to work on challenges confronting my community. Others made big promises of rapid change; I committed…