Keynote Conversation with Kelly Hayes and Maya Pendleton
October 10, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Ballroom 210, Student Center South
Kelly Hayes of Truthout and Maya Pendleton, upEND cofounder will set the stage by discussing the urgency and importance of solidarity for the movement to abolish family policing.
Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, organizer, movement educator and photographer. She is the host of Truthout‘s podcast Movement Memos and co-author of the book Let This Radicalize You, with Mariame Kaba. Kelly also is also the creator of Organizing My Thoughts, a weekly newsletter about politics and justice work. She is also the founder of the Doing Justice Collaborative, a new political education initiative. Kelly has led countless workshops over the years and has trained thousands of people around the country in direct action tactics. Kelly has also served as a grassroots strategist, offering advice and analysis to groups across Chicago and the United States.
Kelly’s written work can be found in Truthout, Teen Vogue, Bustle, The Huffington Post, Yes! Magazine, Pacific Standard, The Appeal and numerous anthologies. Her movement photography is featured in the “Freedom and Resistance” exhibit of the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Maya Pendleton has been a part of the upEND movement since its inception. She currently works as researcher and writer for the upEND movement, focusing on how we abolish the family policing system, the harms of the current system to children, families and communities, and the world we will build post family policing.