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The Raben Group is the nation’s largest majority-minority public affairs, strategic communications, and organizational consulting firm. With offices in Washington, DC; Los Angeles; New York City; Cleveland, OH; and El Paso, TX, we are committed to solving problems and inspiring change across the corporate, nonprofit, foundation, and government sectors.
Our practice areas include Government Affairs, Media & Communications, Issue Campaigns, Strategic Planning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Social Impact Entertainment. We lead by example, we support the values of our clients, and we believe in leaving the world in a better place than when we found it.
And we always keep our sense of humor.
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In addition to being a Raben principal, Elliot Williams is a proud dad & husband, CNN Legal Analyst, regular SiriusXM guest host, and baker. And now, he's adding one more title to his list: McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University Spring 2022 Fellow!
Elliot will be exploring "Politics and the Law Square Off. Which Wins?" His discussions will be informed by his public service, which includes time as deputy assistant attorney general for legislative affairs at the Department of Justice and as assistant director for legislative affairs at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Congrats!
Learn more:
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Join us and Compassion & Choices on December 7th at 1:30pm ET to learn more about where your state stands on this urgent issue for terminally ill people, how it could impact you or your family, and what we collectively can do at the federal and state level to continue making historic progress on how we can all gain access to compassionate end-of-life medical care in our final days.
The past year has been a historic year for individuals gaining the legal right to decide how they manage their final days. With the passage of a landmark new law in New Mexico and improvements to California's law in 2021, hundreds of terminally ill people each year will be able to avoid needless pain and suffering at the end of life die peacefully on their terms, in their sleep, at home, surrounded by their loved ones. More than 1 in 5 Americans (22%) now have access to the full range of end-of-life care options, including medical aid in dying. Multiple other states are considering similar laws to acknowledge this basic human right.
Join us and Compassion & Choices on December 7th at 1:30pm ET to learn more about where your state stands on this urgent issue for terminally ill people, how it could impact you or your family, and what we collectively can do at the federal and state level to continue making historic progress on how we can all gain access to compassionate end-of-life medical care in our final days.
The past year has been a historic year for individuals gaining the legal right to decide how they manage their final days. With the passage of a landmark new law in New Mexico and improvements to California's law in 2021, hundreds of terminally ill people each year will be able to avoid needless pain and suffering at the end of life die peacefully on their terms, in their sleep, at home, surrounded by their loved ones. More than 1 in 5 Americans (22%) now have access to the full range of end-of-life care options, including medical aid in dying. Multiple other states are considering similar laws to acknowledge this basic human right.
Congratulations go out to Raben's Estuardo V. Rodriguez, Larry Gonzalez, and Robert Raben for being named to The Hill's annual list of top lobbyists!
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We're thrilled to announce that Raben Founding Principals Estuardo V. Rodriguez and Larry Gonzalez have been chosen as National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics Top Lobbyists for 2021!
Everyone chosen as a 2021 Top Lobbyist showed significant success, took an innovative approach to their field, and demonstrated commitment to giving back to their community and profession, as well as adherence to the highest ethical standards.
"In a field dominated by the who's who, NILE aims to recognize those who have been working hard behind the scenes to enact meaningful change."
Please join us in congratulating them!
A strong and recognized American Latino leads to a strong American economy🇺🇸
Join The Raben Group and Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino on Veterans Day at 2:15 pm ET to honor Latino and Latina veterans and discuss how we can change the current perceptions of our Latino community with Gloria Calderon Kellett, Mariana Atencio, Ana Valdez, Esther Aguilera, Danny Vargas, and Estuardo Rodriguez.
Thank you to our presenting partners, Target and AARP, for making this event possible!
Register to attend today: bit.ly/latinoperceptions1111.
A strong and recognized American Latino leads to a strong American economy🇺🇸
Join The Raben Group and Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino on Veterans Day at 2:15 pm ET to honor Latino and Latina veterans and discuss how we can change the current perceptions of our Latino community with Gloria Calderon Kellett, Mariana Atencio, Ana Valdez, Esther Aguilera, Danny Vargas, and Estuardo Rodriguez.
Thank you to our presenting partners, Target and AARP, for making this event possible!
Register to attend today: bit.ly/latinoperceptions1111.
We are proud to formally announce the addition of an awe-inspiring group of individuals to the Raben team. We are excited for them to share their talents with us and our clients as we continue to drive forward a more inclusive and progressive agenda.
Social and racial justice, climate, wealth equity, diversity, and health access — these are just a few policy debates for which we find ourselves on the front lines. These are the issues that we have committed ourselves to on behalf of our clients and allies for almost two decades. As many of you know, the opportunity to contribute to significant policy change is now. To do that, we must pull from the deep bench of those who have made these issues central to their character and their life's work.
Meet them all!
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Today is National Gun Violence Prevention Day, which is the kickoff to weekend. This year, Raben staff, family, and pets wear orange in honor of Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago teenager who was shot and killed in 2013, only a week after performing at President Obama’s inauguration.
Our client Everytown for Gun Safety is leading the effort for Wear Orange weekend — an especially important initiative with gun violence on a tragic increase this year.
A Pride Month message from our founder, Robert Raben.
"Google Doodle honored Frank Kameny this week.
"Which is astounding.
"To those of us over 50, for most of our adult lives, Frank was a complete pariah. Shunned by polite society, arrested, even those of us who later were involved with pushing for gay rights kept him at bay, for many reasons.
"Frank was openly gay when it was criminal, at best. He invented the phrase "gay is good," led the charge to make the American Psychiatric Association take homosexuality out of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and sued the federal government for reinstatement after he was fired.
"Those are just the highlights. There was more."
Read his full note at the link below.
How were Democrats able to come together to defeat an incumbent president, in the remarkable period in history that was 2020?
RSVP to join us on May 26 for a one-on-one conversation with Edward-Isaac Dovere, political correspondent for The Atlantic and author of the new book, "Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump," a titillating account of Democrats' ideological journey since Barack Obama's presidency, through the 2020 election. Raben Principal Jessica McCall will guide the discussion.
