Cassie Heinauer
Intern, Eradicate Hate Global Summit
Cassandra Heinauer is a part-time summer intern at Eradicate Hate working on building a global database of organizations that aim to reduce hate-fueled violence. She is a rising sophomore majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Denison University. As a dedicated student-athlete, she balances the demands of collegiate athletics and academics. Originally from Pittsburgh, Cassandra is especially interested in international relations and public policy and hopes to pursue a career in global affairs.
This cannot be thought of as a conference or a summit. The stakes are simply too high and the data/conversation and methods to drive action more valuable/motivating than any gathering I have attended. I took more than 100 pages of notes and have shared them with my CBS News leadership team, anchors, producers, and correspondents. Nothing about this gathering was easy. The agony around this topic is real. But no one curious about it could ask for a more devoted, rational, or unflinching look into this dark but decipherable world.
