#  Athletes' Voices Webinar: The Origins of Change 

 



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 **October 1, 2020** 

 05:00PM - 06:30PM EDT 

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 **Online only**  



 

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 **The Origins of Change:  
*The Role of Sports in Breaking Down Barriers, Creating Movements + Leaving a Legacy***

 Athletes + Activism. The two have been connected since the earliest sporting events - long before Moses Fleetwood Walker took the field on May 1, 1884 in Toledo, Ohio as the first African-American Major League baseball player. But never before has the presence of athlete activism been as prevalent nor as pervasive as it is today. Join us for a discussion of the history and the future of athlete activism around the world.

 Panelists:  
[Pau Gasol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pau_Gasol), Former NBA All-Star; Gasol Foundation  
[Donald E. Lassere](https://alicenter.org/team/donald-e-lassere/), President and CEO, Muhammed Ali Center  
[Torrey Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey_Smith), Two-time Superbowl Champion, Level82 Foundation  
[Caryl Stern](https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/about-us/staff/caryl-stern), Executive Director, Walton Family Foundation

 Moderator: [Sven Beckert](/people/sven-beckert), Laird Bell Professor of History

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 Co-sponsored by[ the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School](https://charleshamiltonhouston.org/)



 

 



 

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