The Ad Council is partnering with NowThis to co-host weekly livestream events on Facebook to inspire and empower audiences to get involved in the most important social issues of today. Guests featured include experts, talent and personal stories of impact. We’ll continue to use our platforms to highlight these critical conversations. If you have other suggestions for topics for us to feature, please reach out to Ellyn Fisher: efisher@adcouncil.org
Upcoming Livestream
Empowering Girls in STEM
Singer and songwriter Ruth B. is going to be talking about the importance of inspiring and empowering girls in STEM and her virtual concert in Minecraft this Saturday. To learn more, parents and girls can visit https://shecanstem.com/dare-to-stem or follow @SheCanSTEM on Instagram.
Past Livestreams
Check out recent live streams that dive into topics that are affecting all Americans today.
Encouraging Your Friends to Vote
Marching for Justice and Equality
BEING SEEN AMID THE PANDEMIC
Join actor Marcus Scribner and NowThis’ Jackie Padilla to discuss what you can do to better uplift, support, and protect the Black community amid the pandemic. Got questions? Share them below. Tune in now!
Artists' Civic Duties
Join Gina Belafonte, executive director of Sankofa.org and NowThis’ Jackie Padilla to discuss artists' activism responsibilities and how to address injustices through art and culture.
Challenging Beauty Standards and Implicit Bias
Kimberly E. Stone (model, inventor & entrepreneur)
The Power of Music for Mental Wellness
Morning! To coincide with Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, today’s NowThis livestream will feature Bryce Xavier, a musician and content creator who is featured in our Seize the Awkward music video, “Whatever Gets You Talking.” The conversation will focus on how Bryce addresses mental health challenges through music and on his social media channels.
How to Host An Anti-Racist Workshop.
I wanted to share that today’s NowThis livestream will feature Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister, Middle Collegiate Church, and it’s called How to Host An Anti-Racist Workshop.
The conversation will focus on what you can do in your home, in your community and in your workplace. To close out the interview, we are planning to show P&G’s new powerful film “The Choice.”
The conversation will focus on what you can do in your home, in your community and in your workplace. To close out the interview, we are planning to show P&G’s new powerful film “The Choice.”
AAPI Discrimination in the Wake of COVID-19
Melissa King (Winner, Top Chef)
What it Takes to Host an Anti-Racist Workshop
Jacqui Lewis (Senior Minister, Middle Collegiate Church)
The Power of Young Voices
Morning! I’m excited to share that today’s NowThis livestream will feature Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give. The livestream is called The Power of Young Voices.
Angie is a powerful voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and she’ll talk about her involvement in The Decameron Project, a student-led organization uniting young readers and writers during the COVID pandemic. She will discuss the activist power of literature and how we can sustain the momentum of the current movement.
Angie is a powerful voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and she’ll talk about her involvement in The Decameron Project, a student-led organization uniting young readers and writers during the COVID pandemic. She will discuss the activist power of literature and how we can sustain the momentum of the current movement.
Saluting Transgender Vets and Servicemembers
Morning! To coincide with July 4th, today’s NowThis livestream will feature Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Ann Murdoch, President of the Transgender American Veterans Association. The livestream is called Saluting Transgender Veterans & Servicemembers, and it will be an open conversation about what it means to be a trans veteran and servicemember in America, as well as the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ and racial equality. NowThis will close by showing our Love Has No Labels “Fight for Freedom” PSA.
From Influencer to Activist
In continuing our efforts to elevate Black voices during Pride, our weekly livestream with NowThis today at 1 p.m. ET will feature Amber Whittington (Ambers Closet on YouTube), a popular YouTuber and activist. The conversation is called “From Influencer to Activist: Creators Amplifying the Voices of Young People” and it will focus on how influencers and creators can use their platforms to empower and represent their audiences and create social change
Elevating Black Trans Voices
In continuing our efforts to elevate black voices during Pride, our weekly livestream with NowThis tomorrow at noon ET will feature Breanna Sinclairé, a trans opera singer with an amazing story. Here is an interview Breanna did with NowThis last year.
The conversation is called “Elevating Trans Voices During Pride” and it will focus on the fight for Black trans lives, including yesterday’s Supreme Court’s ruling that prohibits job discrimination based on sexual orientation, and the recent violence against trans Americans.
The conversation is called “Elevating Trans Voices During Pride” and it will focus on the fight for Black trans lives, including yesterday’s Supreme Court’s ruling that prohibits job discrimination based on sexual orientation, and the recent violence against trans Americans.
Elevating Black Voices During Pride
Apologies for the late heads up! We’re continuing our weekly livestream with NowThis right now. We’re featuring Alphonso David, President of the Human Rights Campaign, and the conversation is called “Elevating Black Voices During Pride.” They are discussing Pride, racial injustice and the LGBTQ and civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements.
How to be an Ally
Alan Jenkins (Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School)