BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent det ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.rialliance.org/events/942/\n\nEve nt Title: Equity Matters: What if the Current Fight to Protect Child Care is also an Opportunity to Transform it?\nStart Date / Time: Oct 22, 2026 1 3:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: Charis Davis, Marica Cox Mitchell , Olga Grays, Emmy Liss, Cleo Rodriguez, Jr., Anali Alegria, Wendy Chun-Ho on, Stephanie Schmit, Alyssa Fortner\nPresented by the Center for Law and Social Policy.\n \nWe are pleased to announce an outstanding lineup of exp erts for the next installment of CLASP&rsquo\;s Equity Matters discussion series, which will examine what it means to build a truly equitable univer sal child care system&mdash\;and why the building process matters as m uch as the vision itself. \n \nPanel Moderator - Marica Cox Mitchell,\nCh ief Program Officer, Bainum Family Foundation \n \nPanelists \n- Charis Da vis, Parent Leader, Ohio Parent Advocacy Network and United Parent Leaders Action Network \n- Olga Grays, Provider and Owner of Mrs. Olga's Daycare, New Mexico \n- Emmy Liss, Executive Director, Mayor's Office of Child Car e, New York City \n- Cleo Rodriguez, Jr., Executive Director, National AgF amilies Head Start Association Presenters \n- Anali Alegria, Director of F ederal Advocacy and Media Relations, Child Care for Every Family Network \ n- Wendy Chun-Hoon, President and Executive Director, CLASP\n- Stephanie S chmit, Director, Child Care and Early Education, CLASP\n- Alyssa Fortner, Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education,\n \nCLASP Join us on Octob er 22 for a thought-provoking conversation that will give attendees a deep er understanding of why centering the leadership and expertise of those mo st impacted is essential to advancing racial equity and building a univers al child care system that is just, inclusive, and responsive to all who re ly on and sustain it. \n \nRegister Here\n\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n--- By Tenden ci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid942@rialliance.org SUMMARY:Equity Matters: What if the Current Fight to Protect Child Care is also an Opportunity to Transform it? DTSTART:20261022T170000Z DTEND:20261022T180000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20261008T172121Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Equi ty Matters: What if the Current Fight to Protect Child Care is also an Opp ortunity to Transform it?

https://www.rialliance.org/events/942/< /div>
When: Oct 22, 2026 13:00 PM US/Eastern
Speaker: Charis Davis, Marica Cox Mitchell, Olga Grays, Emmy Liss, Cleo Rodriguez, Jr., Anali Alegria, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Stephanie Schmit, Alyssa Fortner

Presented by the Center for Law and Social Policy.

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We are pleased to announce an outstanding lineup of experts for the next installment of CLASP&rsquo\;s Equity Matters discuss ion series, which will examine what it means to build a truly equitable un iversal child care system&mdash\;and why the building process matters  as much as the vision itself. \;

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Panel Moderator  \; - Marica Cox Mitchell,

Chief Program Officer, Bainum Family Foundation \;

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Panelists \;

- Charis Davis, Parent Leader, Ohio Parent Advocacy Network and United Parent Leade rs Action Network \;

- Olga Grays, Provider and Owner of Mrs. O lga's Daycare, New Mexico \;

- Emmy Liss, Executive Director, M ayor's Office of Child Care, New York City \;

- Cleo Rodriguez, Jr., Executive Director, National AgFamilies Head Start Association Prese nters \;

- Anali Alegria, Director of Federal Advocacy and Medi a Relations, Child Care for Every Family Network \;

- Wendy Chu n-Hoon, President and Executive Director, CLASP

- Stephanie Schmit, Director, Child Care and Early Education, CLASP

- Alyssa Fortner, Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education,

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CLAS P Join us on October 22 for a thought-provoking conversation that will giv e attendees a deeper understanding of why centering the leadership and exp ertise of those most impacted is essential to advancing racial equity and building a universal child care system that is just, inclusive, and respon sive to all who rely on and sustain it. \;

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Register Here< /p>

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