WMCF 2026 GALA
Our Speakers
Ash-har Quraishi
A five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, CBS correspondent, producer, and filmmaker whose reporting has shaped many conversations around the world.
Emcee
Darializa Avila Chevalier
Darializa Avila Chevalier is a Ph.D. student in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, an educator, and a longtime community organizer. Her research focuses on how Black immigrants from Latin America are affected by the criminal legal system and deportation. She is a prominent voice many look up to.
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker SpotlightDr. Adam Hamawy
A trauma surgeon who served in Iraq and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, spent over 30 years volunteering his medical expertise in war and disaster zones around the world, including Bosnia, Haiti, Sudan, Syria, and most recently Gaza.
