Justice Horn, All-America City John Parr Youth Award Winner
Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points
English - May 18, 2022 14:05 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBSociety & Culture community wellbeing equity vital conditions advocacy thriving together stewardship civic muscle belonging collective action Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode we’re talking with Justice Horn, All-America John Parr Youth Award winner out of Kansas City, Missouri. This award recognizes extraordinary civic engagement and leadership on the part of a young person in their community. Justice was recognized for his racial justice advocacy, law enforcement reform, tenant/houseless equity, and environmental sustainability.Justice serves as LGBTQ Commission Chair for Kansas City, Missouri and has begun a campaign to become a Jackson County Legislator. If successful, he would to be the first openly gay person of color elected to local office in Kansas City, Missouri. Justice believes in the need for representation and the value of community voice to identify their most pressing issues and solutions.Explore More:Youth, Social Media, Cultural Entertainment and Civic Action Fair Winners: https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/youth-social-media-cultural-entertainment-and-civic-action-fair-winners/Kansa City named 2021 All-America City award winner: Recognized for work to build equity and increase resident engagement: https://www.kcmo.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1630/625 Rising Kansas City Leaders with Justice Horn: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/197-rising-kansas-city-leaders-with-justice-horn/id1229279588?i=1000531999547We Before Me - Justice Horn (Campaign website): https://justicehorn.com/The All-America City Award: https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/america-city-award/