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James “Major” Woodall

Public Policy Associate, Southern Center for Human Rights

James Woodall currently serves as Public Policy Associate of the Southern Center for Human Rights, Founder/CEO of The Major Wish Group LLC, and former State President of Georgia NAACP. James is also an Associate Minister at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia. James also served as an Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army for 8 years. He ran for State Representative in 2016 and served on the State Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia. He previously served as the deputy campaign manager for Francys Johnson’s (D) 2018 bid for Congress and as the legislative aide to State Representative Miriam Paris (D) for three years in the Georgia General Assembly.

He has been named to Georgia Southern’s “40 under 40,” and “Alumnus of the Year” in 2020 and was named a 2021 #Atlanta500 Leader by Atlanta Magazine.  James is a Fellow of the second class of the Civil Society Fellowship, a Partnership of ADL and The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

2:05 - 2:55 PM ET

Sunday, May 1 GLI Breakout Sessions Block 2

Cultivating Powerful Partnerships | Fighting Antisemitism, Racism, and Hate through Coalitions

Join a conversation with the ADL staff and coalition partners working together to advance priorities of fighting antisemitism, racism, and all forms of hate and combating domestic extremism. Attendees will learn about the power of working in partnership with other organizations, the importance of relationship building and strategies that can be employed when forming coalitions—at all levels of an organization. In addition, panelists will discuss how partners can better serve as a unified force against the vitriol and challenges threatening our communities.