5/10/18 Brotherhood SisterSol 14th Annual Voices Gala

What is Voices?
Voices is our signature annual celebration of our youth and our life changing programming. Voices provides a platform for our members to share their personal journeys, often through spoken word performances. Voices is also the time when we celebrate and highlight the accomplishments of our honorees – individuals who embody the ideals of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Positivity, Community, Knowledge and Future.

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Honorees

Richelieu DennisFounder, CEO and Executive Chairman, Sundial Brands;
Founder and Chairman, Essence Ventures

Joy ReidMSNBC Political Analyst and Host of “AM Joy”

Host

Soledad O’BrienAward-winning Journalist, Speaker, Author and Philanthropist

Event Co-Chairs

Rahsan-Rahsan LindsayCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Clara MarkowiczCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Fundraising Chairs

Marcy Grau* & Bennett Grau
Marti Meyerson* & Jamie Hooper
Michelle Ores* & Charles N. Schorin

Fundraising Vice Chair

Tiffany R. Warren*

Coordinating Committee

Paul E. Butler*
Ross Haime*
Ravi J. Mallik*
Nicole G. Valentine*
Khary Lazarre-White
Terence Winter*

Benefit Committee

Linda & Paul Barnett
Laura & Lloyd Blankfein
Elizabeth & Stuart Bohart
Ernest Boyd
Bobby Cannavale & Rose Byrne
Donna & Derrick Cephas
Ulrika & Joel Citron
Jacqueline Clements & Gregory Astrachan
Lori Cohen & Christopher Rothko
Heather Corbett & William Amenta
Rabbi Rachel Cowan*
Cynthia Dames & Tamar Podell
Annie Dickerson & Dr. Soumi Eachempati
Mayor David N. Dinkins
B. Alan Echtenkamp*
Katja Goldman & Michael Sonnenfeldt
Stephen C. Graham*
Lynelle C. Granady
Farah Griffin*
Joanna Hagan & Matthew Rego
Sarah Hallac
Ann & Weston Hicks
Russell Hornsby
Michelle Johnson
Serene Jones
Carol M. Joseph
Emma & Michael Kerins
James A. Krauskopf*
Rashida K. La Lande*
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Jane Lazarre*
Ellen McClain
Kathy Mele
Peter Mensch
Jon Moscow*
Scott Newman
Pedro A. Noguera*
Constance Oehmler
Lida Orzeck
Kim Rosenthal
Karen Saah
Detavio Samuels
Jeffrey Schneider
Lisa Schultz*
Catherine Lieber Shimony*
Joanne Silver
Andrietta Sims*
Andrea Stern
Susan L. Taylor
Yokasta Tineo*
Reverend John Vaughn*
Miguel Vias
Nina M. & Theodore V. Wells
Douglas H. White*
Carine Williams
Michael K. Williams
Rachel Winter
Lisa Wolfe
Jeffrey Wright

* Bro/Sis Board of Directors Member

https://brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/voices-annual-gala-14

Bro/Sis Art Auction: Weems, Odita, Drew, Simmons, Fifield, Laor, Mosse, Shocat, Opie & Marsh

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol Art Auction We are pleased to announce an art auction to benefit the construction of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol's new building Featuring works by: LEONARDO DREW * SANDI HABER FIFIELD * LEORA LAOR REGINALD MARSH * RICHARD MOSSE * ODILI DONALD ODITA CATHERINE OPIE * TAL SHOCHAT * XAVIERA SIMMONS CARRIE MAE WEEMS On line viewing of all art and bidding here:  https://one.bidpal.net/brosisartauction/welcome Advanced gallery viewing hours:  April 16, 17th, and 18th: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m, and by appointment Final auction and reception:  Thursday April 26, 6 - 8 p.m. Location: Meislin Projects 819 Madison Avenue, #4C SHARE Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌

Source: The Brotherhood/Sister Sol | 512 West 143rd Street, New York, NY 10031 https://brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/brosis-art-auction

10/5/16 Brown Changemakers: Spotlight on Education with The Brotherhood/Sister Sol - Khary Lazarre-White, Esq. & Friends

Brown Changemakers: Spotlight on Education

Don't miss this extraordinary panel of Brown alumni, all distinguished in the field of nonprofits and education, who'll talk about their work and how they are fundamentally changing education for youth and families everywhere.

The Brown Club in NYC is excited to invite you to an alumni panel focusing on the intersection of education, nonprofits, and community development. Panelists will share their experiences and provide insight into the strategies their organizations employ to close the education gap in NYC and beyond. Guests will then have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists about their careers and doing well by doing good.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
6:30 – 7:00 PM Reception with light snacks and refreshments
7:00 – 8:15 PM Panel
8:15 – 8:30 PM Q&A

UJA-Federation of New York 
130 East 59th Street (btw Lexington & Park Ave) 
Floor 6
New York City

Tickets: $20 Click here to purchase

Meet our panelists!

Dana Edell, Ph.D, Executive Director, SPARK Movement (’98): At SPARK Movement, an intergenerational girls’ activist organization, Dana collaborates with girls to launch successful action campaigns including a media campaign that led to Seventeen Magazine’s public promise to never Photoshop girl models and to commit to race and body size diversity in their pages. She trains and supports girls (ages 13-22) to take action, produce theater, create videos and write blogs. Dana was co-chair of the Girls’ Participation Task Force at the United Nations and she teaches Theatre and Activism at New York University and the City University of New York.

Amy Kantrowitz, COO, Free Arts NYC (MA’92): Amy has two decades of nonprofit experience and currently serves as COO of Free Arts NYC, an arts education nonprofit that provides underserved children with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. Amy has worked with some of NYC’s leading education and youth development organizations, including New Visions for Public Schools, and The After-School Corporation - this path emerged directly from her Brown MAT, work with Professor Ted Sizer at the Coalition of Essential Schools, and VISTA year at the Swearer Center for Public Service.

Josh Landay, Director, Eye to Eye Diplomats (’02): Josh is a professional actor, teaching artist, and non-profit program director. He serves as Director of the speakers bureau of Eye to Eye, a national nonprofit organization for students with learning disabilities.  Since launching the Diplomats program in 2011, Mr. Landay has developed and coordinated over 250 public engagement presentations, including events at the White House and the U.S. Department of Education. He has also performed in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway as well as in the West End, Las Vegas, and the first national tour. 

Khary Lazarre-White, Executive Director & Co-Founder, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (’95): Khary is a social entrepreneur, educator, non-profit executive, writer and attorney. In 1995 he co-founded The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a nationally renowned, comprehensive youth development and educational organization that provides rites of passage programming, after school care, counseling, summer camps, job training, college preparation and scholarships, employment opportunities, community organizing training, legal representation, and month long international study programs to Africa and Latin America. Khary has extensive experience as a public speaker across the country, writes regular opinion pieces for The Huffington Post, and essays for publications that have included NYU Press, Nation Books, and MSNBC.com.

Carlos Lejnieks, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson, & Union Counties (’00): Lejnieks took over an atrophied Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in 2008 and, within four years, went from serving approximately 100 youth to serving well over 1,100. Under his leadership, BBBS has received numerous awards from local, state and national entities, including a formal recognition by President Obama. Lejnieks has served on President Barack Obama’s Regional Finance Committee, Governor Chris Christie’s Education Transition Team and Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s Transition Team. In 2016, he was the NY Yankees “Civic Leader Spotlight”.

Shalinee Sharma, Executive Director & Board Member, Zearn (’98): Zearn Math was created to fix math education for all kids. It offers an internationally-normed, rigorous curriculum that combines personalized digital lessons with daily targeted small group instruction so that every teacher can reach every student, every day.

Don't miss this extraordinary panel of Brown alumni, all distinguished in the field of nonprofits and education, who'll talk about their work and how they are fundamentally changing education for youth and families everywhere.

The Brown Club in NYC is excited to invite you to an alumni panel focusing on the intersection of education, nonprofits, and community development. Panelists will share their experiences and provide insight into the strategies their organizations employ to close the education gap in NYC and beyond. Guests will then have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists about their careers and doing well by doing good.

Source: Brown Club of New York

Introducing Brotherhood Sister Sol Torchbearer Training August 8 - 11, 2016

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The Brotherhood-Sister Sol is pleased to announce that we will be conducting a professional development training from  August 8th -11th, for youth organizations and schools that are interested in adopting, or learning from, our Rites of Passage program. The training is a 4-day intensive exploration of our  award-winning model.  Click Here to read a summary of the training.     Click Here to get the registration form. If you have any questions, contact Jason Warwin at  lvlm@brotherhood-sistersol.org or at 212.283.7044. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol | 212.283.7044 | www.brotherhood-sistersol.org   STAY CONNECTED:

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Voices 12

Mission:

Founded in 1995, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) provides comprehensive, holistic and long-term support services to youth who range in age from eight to twenty-two. Bro/Sis offers wrap around evidence-based programming. The organization focuses on issues such as leadership development and educational achievement, sexual responsibility, sexism and misogyny, political education and social justice, Pan-African and Latino history, and global awareness. Bro/Sis provides four-six year rites of passage programming, thorough five day a week after school care, school and home counseling, summer camps, job training and employment, college preparation, community organizing training, and international study programs to Africa and Latin America.

We are locally based, with a national reach, as Bro/Sis publishes assorted curricula and collections of our members’ writings; trains educators from throughout the nation on our approach; and our leadership is invited to speak and present at educational and policy convenings and conferences across the country.

Our theory of change is to provide multi-layered support, guidance, education and love to our membership, to teach them to have self-discipline and form order in their lives, and then to offer opportunities and access so that they may develop agency.

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The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) held its VOICES 12 annual benefit on Thursday May 12, 2016 at Gotham Hall at 1356 Broadway at 36th Street. It was a wonderful celebratory evening. To see images from the event click here.

VOICES is our signature annual benefit highlighting our youth, their commentary on the world and our life changing programming. The event provides an opportunity for our supporters to celebrate Bro/Sis’ commitment to guiding our members to develop into critical thinkers and community leaders.

This special evening featured an awards reception, a silent auction, and words & performances by our youth members and alumni.

To view photos of past Voices Gala event click here

Honorees

Damien DwinManaging Partner & Co-Founder, Brightwood Capital

Sherrilyn IfillPresident & Director Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Host

Maurice DuBoisAnchor, CBS

Event Co-Chairs

Rahsan-Rahsan LindsayCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Clara MarkowiczCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Fundraising Chair

Michael J. O’Brien*

Fundraising Vice Chairs

Ravi Mallik
David M. Milch
Tiffany R. Warren*

Coordinating Committee

Paul Butler*
B. Alan Echtenkamp*
Ross Haime*
Khary Lazarre-White

Benefit Committee

Linda Barnett
Ernest Boyd
Heather Corbett
Rabbi Rachel Cowan*
Honorable David N. Dinkins
Rebecca Fine
Florence Frucher
Peter Gourdine
Stephen C. Graham*
Marcy Grau
Farah Griffin*
David & Joan Grubin
Karen Heimann
Michelle Johnson
Carol Joseph
Boris Kodjoe
James Krauskopf*
Rashida La Lande*
Jane Lazarre*
Jon Moscow*
Pedro A. Noguera*
Constance Oehmler
Michelle Ores*
Elizabeth Phillips*
Detavio Samuels
Catherine Shimony*
Mark Smith
Andrietta Sims*
Susan L. Taylor
Yokasta Tineo*
Reverend John Vaughn*
Miguel Vias
Nina M. Wells
Theodore V. Wells
Douglas H. White*
Gwynne A. Wilcox*
Carine Williams

* Bro/Sis Board of Directors Member

May 12, Bro/Sis Annual Voices Gala

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) is proud to announce that we will host our annual Voices gala event on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Gotham Hall located at 1365 Broadway, at 36th Street.   Our honorees are Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and Damien Dwin, Managing Partner & Co-founder, Brightwood Capital.  This event will celebrate Bro/Sis providing transformative youth services to the youth of New York City for over 20 years.   Voices is our signature annual benefit highlighting our youth, their commentary on the world and our life changing programs. The event provides an opportunity for our supporters to celebrate Bro/Sis' commitment to guiding our members to develop into critical thinkers and community leaders.   Information about our signature annual benefit is here. http://brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/voices-12 Tickets and sponsorship can be purchased here.  http://brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/voices-12 CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. Founded in 1995, Bro/Sis provides comprehensive, holistic and long-term support services to youth who range in age from 8-22.  We offer wrap around evidence-based programming. We focus on issues such as leadership development and educational achievement, sexual responsibility, sexism and misogyny, political education and social justice, Pan-African and Latino history, and global awareness.  We provide four-six year rites of passage programming, after school care, school and home counseling, summer camps, job training, college preparation, employment opportunities, community organizing training, and international study programs to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Bro/Sis is locally based, with a national reach, as we publish assorted curricula and collections of our members' writings; trains educators from throughout the nation on our approach; and advise on educational policy across the country and New York City. Bro/Sis has earned national recognition for our evidence-based model, receiving awards from Oprah Winfrey, and institutions such as the Ford Foundation, Brown University and the New York State Department of Education, among others. Please come out on May 12th and support our young people and this vision.  You will be treated to a unique and wonderful experience.

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, 512 West 143rd Street, New York, NY 10031

Bro/Sis - 20 Years of Transforming Youth #GivingTuesday

20 Years of Transforming Youth  Award Winning Services The Brotherhood/Sister Sol serves 900 youth through our diverse programs that focus on issues such as leadership development and educational achievement, sexual health and responsibility, sexism and misogyny, political education and social justice, Pan-African and Latino history, and global awareness.  The themes of our organization are Community, Knowledge, Positivity and Future.  We are committed to helping youth develop their minds, bodies and spirits in a healthy manner, ensuring their development into strong and stable adults. We provide comprehensive support services, guidance, and education, along with unconditional love to the youth of New York City while offering them opportunities and access.  Our members lean self-discipline, how to form order in their lives and create a roadmap of success for their futures.  Our evidence-based model, had earned awards from organizations such as Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network, Ford Foundation, The New York Women's Foundation, the New York State Department of Education, and Brown University. Help us to provide another 20 years of transformative services to the youth of New York City by making a gift to Bro/Sis today.   Your gift will have an enormous and immediate impact. DONATE NOW Our Outcomes       90% of Bro/Sis alumni have graduated from high school.  Whereas the high school graduation rate in New York City is 68%, in Harlem the graduation rate is 42%. The teenage pregnancy rate at Bro/Sis is less than 2%.  Whereas Harlem's teenage pregnancy rate is 15%.   No alumni or member of Bro/Sis is incarcerated and less than 1% have a felony conviction. Whereas one out of three Black males, ages 20-29 are under the supervision of the prison system - incarcerated, on probation or on parole.   95% of Bro/Sis alumni are either enrolled in college or working full time.  30% of youth in Harlem, ages 18-25, are either enrolled in college or employed full time. Click Here to learn more about our ground breaking work. Support Our Work Help us to continue to provide life-changing work that transforms the youth of New York City by making a gift today.   Your gift will help to cover the cost of our programs and projects, including: $50 -   Pays for art supplies for one young person. $150 - Sends one youth to a leadership retreat, which builds confidence, strengthens peer bonds and instills live skills. $250 - Fees 30 youth, aged 8 to 12 in our programs for one week. $500 - Pays for application fees for one young person to apply to college.                                                                             $1,000 - Pays for software upgrades to our Technology Center. $2,500 - Supplements educational costs to keep on young person in college. $5,000 - Pays for one member to participate in our International Study Program - 5 months study in NYC and one-month of cultural immersion abroad. $10,000 - Pays for a full year of programming for two-youth members.                                                Another way to give is to join our Monthly Giving Program.   When making you gift, just check "monthly" as the preferred frequency of your giving.                                    DONATE NOW The Brotherhood-Sister Sol 512 West 143rd Street, New York, NY 10031 www.brotherhood-sistersol.org