Jen Stevens coordinates the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice and Bias, which advises on policies and trains law enforcement and advocates in hate crime awareness. She is also a certified mediator and Kingian Nonviolence trainer. She is a former editor-in-chief of Options Magazine, office manager of RI Pride, and director of RI Teen Institute. Jen has been producing the live monthly Sweet Little Variety Show in Providence since 2010. She holds an M.A. in Youth Development and a B.A. in Theatre from Rhode Island College. Jen believes in the power of the arts, and is passionate about community-building and finding common ground to resolve conflicts.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
