Now more than ever, social media has the potential and power to activate new audiences, motivate change, or even polarize and divide.

Learn from the inside of the world's most powerful social media platform how you can leverage your superpowers — your ability to drive positive social change — through your personal stories and networks. Join us for a breakfast program featuring a talk by Facebook's Creative Strategist, Neisha Tweed, followed by a panel discussion with local community leaders.

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Our Panelists

Neisha Tweed (Facebook), Los Glover (Def Perception), Brennan Balestrieri (Freelance Strategic Communications & Political Advisor), and Stephanie Rhodes (Showing Up for Racial Justice).

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Our Sponsors

Facebook, Coffee Makes You Black, Zeidler Center

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About Neisha

Neisha Tweed is a Creative Strategist at Facebook where she works with global brands and advertising agencies. Over the last 10 years she has accumulated a huge trunk-load of awards for her copywriting and creative work at a number of ad agencies including mcgarrybowen, Publicis Kaplan Thaler, GlobalHue and Ogilvy & Mather. She also taught writing at the Miami Ad School for 3 years.

As a skilled communicator, creative director, and writer, Neisha is constantly pushing herself and others to be amazing. This perspective spills over into her passions for mentorship as well as diversity and inclusion in the advertising and tech industries. To this end, for the past 5 years, she has written and curated advice for up-and-coming creatives at her blog — a guide on how to get in and stay in the advertising business.

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