Empower Gala 2026

Empower is not just an event, it’s a movement we are building together celebrating resilience, student voice, and community empowerment.

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Be the Change. Reimagine our Schools.

Mark your calendars for an inspiring evening at Western Justice Center’s Empower Gala—Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Come celebrate bold youth leaders and the power of restorative justice in our schools. Together, we’ll envision campuses where every student belongs, conflicts are met with compassion, and equity flourishes.

Join us to support students and educators building a more just future. Your presence helps bring conflict resolution education to more young people across Los Angeles—empowering the next generation to lead with empathy and courage.

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Date
Thursday, October 1, 2026

Time
6 p.m. PDT

Location
Jonathan Club
545 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Champion of Justice Award

Patricia L. Glaser

Partner and Chair, Litigation Department at Glaser Weil

Dorothy W. Nelson Peacemakers Award

Alan Ramirez

Youth Leader, Azusa Unified School District

Sponsorship Deck

To be included in the print invitation, please submit your sponsorship commitment by Friday, August 7, 2026.

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Our Sponsors

Thank you for helping us build more just and peaceful communities, one young leader at a time.

Presenting

Emerald

Michael & Laura Wallace
Munger, Tolles & Olson
O’Melveny & Myers
Quinn Emanuel
Richard Chernick and JAMS

Diamond

Gibson Dunn
HKA Global
Latham & Watkins
Signature Resolution

Platinum

Allen Matkins
AltaMed
Groom Law Group
Kendall Brill & Kelly

Gold

Amazon
Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Creative Artists Agency
Greenberg Traurig
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland
Hueston Hennigan
Liang Ly
Mattel, Inc.
Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno
Proskauer Rose
Sullivan & Cromwell
The Walt Disney Company

Silver

Analysis Group
Barbara & David Voron
Brad & Claire Brian
Elisabeth & Tony Freinberg
FBT Gibbons
Freeman & Mills
Hahn & Hahn
Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox
Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir
Loeb & Loeb
Michael and Nancy Sitrick Charitable Foundation
Pasadena City College Foundation
Sergio Franchi Music Foundation
Seyfarth Shaw
Sitrick and Company
Westmount

Bronze

Alternative Resolution Centers
Amy Fisch Solomon
Aon
Bird Marella
Buchalter
Coher ADR
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae
Judicate West
Kepner Mediation
King & Spalding
Magna Legal Services
Robert A. Meyer
SoCalGas
Stone Tapert Insurance Services
Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath