2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration at True Reformer Building – Washington, DC

We are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration on Wednesday, September 24, at the True Reformer Building in Washington, D.C.

Due to venue security, advance registration is required by Friday, September 19.

This year, amid escalating crises, we’ve witnessed extraordinary resilience: bold worker organizing, new leaders rising up against Trump and his billionaire cronies, and powerful acts of solidarity to protect our immigrant coworkers. Join us as we honor movement leaders driving the fight forward for workers’ rights, economic justice, and a democracy that works for everyone.

Is your organization or company interested in sponsoring the celebration? Click here for sponsorship opportunities and contact brenden@jwj.org to confirm by September 10 to be included in our event program.

This year’s honorees include:

• Former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, whose lifelong advocacy for stronger labor protections has changed the lives of countless families and individuals.
• The Sesame Workers Union and OPEIU for their successful organizing efforts that showed the world that “U is for Union!”
• The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Federal Unionists Network (FUN) for mobilizing communities to protect the critical services that federal workers provide,and for showing incredible leadership as their collective bargaining rights remain under constant attack. ​

2025 Host Committee

Roy Bahat, Bloomberg Beta

David Blumenstein, Segal

Jaz Brisack and Casey Moore, Inside Organizing School

Neidi Dominguez, Organized Power in Numbers

Tim Driscoll, BAC

Tope Folarin, Institute for Policy Studies

Sarita Gupta, Ford Foundation

Brian Hale, Ullico Inc.

Everett Kelley, AFGE

Amber Koonce, PolicyLink

MB Maxwell, Workshop

Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO

Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO

April Verrett, SEIU

Jimmy Williams Jr., IUPAT

2025 Sponsors

*Updated 9.9.25

Click here and contact brenden@jwj.org by September 10 for sponsorship opportunities.

Champion

• SEIU
• IUPAT
• Ullico, Inc.

Power Builder

• AFL-CIO

Change Maker

• Segal
• PolicyLink

Movement Organizer

• BAC
• United Steelworkers

Next Bridge

• AFA-CWA
• AFGE
• Chris Sanders Law PLLC
• Horizon Actuarial
• Amalgamated Bank
• IAMAW

Solidarity

• Iron Workers
• GCM Grosvenor
• MaryBeth Maxwell
• Oxfam America
• Online to Offline Strategy Group
• SMART
• New England Healthcare Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU
• McMorgan & Company LLC
• American Income Life
• AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

Advocate

• Institue for Policy Studies
• National Employment Law Center
• Global Labor Justice
• Fun With Financials
• Marilyn Sneiderman and Stephen Lerner
• Doyle Printing and Communications
• LaborLab

Click here and contact brenden@jwj.org by September 10 for sponsorship opportunities.

Accessibility

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. The True Reformer Building is an ADA-compliant venue with wheelchair-accessible entryways, ramps, and restrooms. Pre-recorded content will have closed captioning. A designated quiet room and reserved accessible seating will be available. Spanish interpretation, CART services, and ASL interpretation may be available upon request. Please contact syd@jwj.org by September 9 with any questions or accommodation requests8