Vincent Mazarra, a 30+ year veteran law enforcement professional, works to help victims of domestic violence with the hope of changing peoples’ lives.

Shirley Mertz explains the importance of Breast Cancer research.

David Thomas, a former police officer and active advocate for advancing violence against women curriculum discusses his decision to dedicate his life to preventing violence against women.

Meg Schnabel, Executive Director of Redevelopment Opportunities for Women (ROW) in St. Louis, Missouri, explains how ROW empowers women by addressing the complexities of women’s lives that fall far beyond the scope of immediate safety and legal remedies.

Nan Heald, Executive Director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, works to help those in need get legal assistance by finding creative solutions to dealing with limited resources.

Ron Whitener, an Associate Justice on the Northwest Indian Court of Appeals and presiding judge for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Indian Reservation discusses the need for legal aid to help with issues that disproportionately affect Native American communities.

Jo-Ann Wallace, President and CEO of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), America’s largest nonprofit association devoted to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel shares her experience participating in a Champions of Change panel on providing equal access to justice for all.

Thomas A. Saenz, the President and General Counsel of MALDEF, where he leads the civil rights organization's five offices in pursuing litigation, policy advocacy, and community education to promote the civil rights of Latinos living in the United States discusses closing the justice gap in America.

Deborah Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Director of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, discusses closing the justice gap in America.

Todd Belcore, an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law, shares ideas on how to address America’s justice gap.

Charles was facing foreclosure after he was late making a mortgage payment. Maythe had been abused by her husband, but speaks Spanish, and needed an interpreter in the courtroom. Laura K. Abel, Acting Director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, shares their story and discusses the importance of working to hold up to the promise of “equal justice under law.”

Yvette Ramirez, a senior at Harvard, discusses disparities in the education system and her plans to becoming both a middle school English teacher and a community organizer in her neighborhood, the Mission District.

When Thelma Jones was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer, her life perspective changed drastically. Now, she is a breast cancer survivor, certified breast health educator, community navigator, youth worker, and Ambassador for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Read her story.