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CONNECT Executive Director Quentin Walcott recognized as Black New Yorker of the Week
Quentin Walcott, known to family, friends and the community as “Q,” was honored as Amsterdam News’ Black New Yorker of the Week for his longstanding work to engage men and boys in CONNECT’s mission to end and prevent violence
NYC Fathers gathered for the 13th Annual NYC Father’s Day Pledge Against Violence
Fathers and anti-violence advocates gathered Thursday on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to take a pledge against violence that has been in the community. Watch the segment and read the article here: Fathers across Brooklyn gather ahead of
CONNECT to Hold 13th Annual NYC Father’s Day Pledge Against Violence In-Person on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 12PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION: CONNECT Jacqueline Hernandez Lewis Communications Manager jhlewis@connectnyc.org CONNECT TO HOLD 13TH ANNUAL NYC FATHER’S DAY PLEDGE AGAINST VIOLENCE IN-PERSON THIS JUNE. The NYC Father’s Day Pledge Against Violence will be held in person for
Quentin Walcott Reflects on bell hooks
CONNECT Executive Director Quentin Walcott joined advocates Tamura Lomax, Stephanie Troutman, Imani Perry, and others to offer reflection on the life of bell hooks. Read the article here: ‘She contained multitudes’: memories and tributes to bell hooks
CONNECT Executive Director Quentin Walcott Joins me too. and TIME’S UP Advocates Reacting to Bill Cosby’s Release
In July 2021, Quentin Walcott opened up to COLORLINES and acknowledged the complexities of the Cosby case within the Black community. “We hold workshop roundtables with Black and Latino men and we were talking about Cosby and how racism
CONNECT Joins #CommunitiesAgainstHate, An Important Initiative of Open Society Foundations
CONNECT is pleased to be part of a major effort, joined by 11 national organizations to stop the surge in hate incidents through the Communities Against Hate initiative. The spread of hate across the U.S. is unacceptable, and we
Quentin Walcott Represents CONNECT at the White House: The United State of Women Summit, June 2016
On June 14, 2016 CONNECT’s Co-Execuitive Director Quentin Walcott “Q” put CONNECT’s decade pluse gender based violence prevention work on the national platform. Q joined a national gathering of activists, politicians, actors, and more at the White House’s “The