Brooklyn Nets owner Clara Wu Tsai on hosting a job fair at Barclays Center to benefit those impacted by the criminal justice system
On Monday, Brooklyn's Barclays Center will host the latest iteration of a national job fair series from theClara Wu Tsai, owner of the Brooklyn Nets and a founding partner in the Reform Alliance, spoke to Insider in a Zoom call on Friday about the event's aim to connect job seekers and employers with an emphasis on aiding formerly incarcerated individuals., which will take place at the Barclays Center concourse on Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
Yeah, well, it was a team effort. The whole goal was to get obviously as many really quality employers as possible, as well as a large number of people who we could match with actual jobs. So the approach was really to work with a bunch of different coalitions to get employers to come. We have, and we really worked on getting employers who had real job opportunities. 'Cause I mean, the goal from this is to get people to actually get employment and to stay employed.
Well, first of all, it's happening on our concourse. It's a pretty large space, and we've set it up so that people can move through different stations. So it starts with like resume help, how do you interview. I think there's even like a barber service. So in other words, the initial part is really targeted toward people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
Really proud of what we've managed to accomplish because, just within four years, we've passed 16 pieces of legislation in 10 different states, and it's affected 650,000 people to get a pathway out. So just in terms of numbers, and if you are looking for systemic reform, which I am, I'm always looking at root causes and also how to really make systemic change, legislation is really the best path to impact the most number of people.
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