Rebecca Kelly-Golfman is dedicated to building a more equitable world through community connection, information sharing, self-reflection, and uplifting the counter-narrative. Her background as a civil rights attorney, educator, and artist provide a unique foundation for her facilitation practice. She earned her Juris Doctorate from University of Connecticut School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Performance from Wagner College.
Rebecca is licensed to practice law in New York State.
Rebecca is licensed to practice law in New York State.
previous Programs
Adjunct Professor, Wagner College: Race, the Arts, & Activism, Staten Island, NY
Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law: Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Washington, DC
New York State Council on the Arts: Gatekeeping- Bias, Power, and Privilege, DEC Retreat, New Paltz, NY
Foursquare: Unconscious Bias, People of Color Caucus, New York, NY
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation: Racial Justice Facilitator, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art: Racial Justice Facilitator, New York, NY
Lincoln Center Theater: Community Conversation for "Pass Over" by Antoinette Nwandu, New York, NY
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: Community Conversation for "Until the Flood" by Dael Orlandersmith, New York, NY
Staten Island Arts: De-Centering Whiteness in Artistic Practice, Staten Island, NY
The Hope Reichbach Fund: Building Leadership Skills for Social Justice Work, New York, NY
American Bar Association, Division of Public Education, National Civics and Law Academy, Do You Have a Warrant?: The Fourth Amendment, Washington, DC
Georgetown University, Summer Law Institute: The First Amendment and Learning Legal Analysis, Washington, DC
The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism: Identifying and Challenging Colorblind Racism, New York, NY
Kroka Expeditions: De-Centering Whiteness in Outdoor Education, Marlow, NH
Open Hearts: Artists' Community Connection in Dismantling Racism, New York, NY
Wagner College: The Politicization of Black Hair, Staten Island, NY
Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets: The Fourth Amendment and Police Interaction: Know Your Rights, Crown Heights, NY
Justice Community Plus: The Way of Life?- Challenging Stereotypes of Black Male Youth and Brooklyn Through the Arts, Crown Heights, NY
Black Women's Blueprint: Emerging Girls Program, Black Women's Liberation in Beyonce's Lemonade (abridged), Brooklyn, NY
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC: Legislative Theatre and Creative Advocacy, Plays- "99 Problems" and "A Day in the Life", Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets, New York, NY
Global Kids- Curtis High School: Equal Protection Clause & Rights of Undocumented Youth in School, Staten Island, NY
Chicago Coalition for Fairness in School Discipline, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: School-to-Prison Pipeline, Implicit Bias in Education, Record Expungement, and Parent Guide to Navigating the School System, Chicago, IL
Parental Readiness and Empowerment Program, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: The School-to-Prison Pipeline, Arlington, VA
UConn Law Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Bulkeley High School: Structure of Government, Fourth Amendment, and Oral Advocacy, Hartford, CT
Girl Be Heard, Understanding Consent, Brooklyn, NY
Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law: Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Washington, DC
New York State Council on the Arts: Gatekeeping- Bias, Power, and Privilege, DEC Retreat, New Paltz, NY
Foursquare: Unconscious Bias, People of Color Caucus, New York, NY
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation: Racial Justice Facilitator, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art: Racial Justice Facilitator, New York, NY
Lincoln Center Theater: Community Conversation for "Pass Over" by Antoinette Nwandu, New York, NY
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: Community Conversation for "Until the Flood" by Dael Orlandersmith, New York, NY
Staten Island Arts: De-Centering Whiteness in Artistic Practice, Staten Island, NY
The Hope Reichbach Fund: Building Leadership Skills for Social Justice Work, New York, NY
American Bar Association, Division of Public Education, National Civics and Law Academy, Do You Have a Warrant?: The Fourth Amendment, Washington, DC
Georgetown University, Summer Law Institute: The First Amendment and Learning Legal Analysis, Washington, DC
The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism: Identifying and Challenging Colorblind Racism, New York, NY
Kroka Expeditions: De-Centering Whiteness in Outdoor Education, Marlow, NH
Open Hearts: Artists' Community Connection in Dismantling Racism, New York, NY
Wagner College: The Politicization of Black Hair, Staten Island, NY
Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets: The Fourth Amendment and Police Interaction: Know Your Rights, Crown Heights, NY
Justice Community Plus: The Way of Life?- Challenging Stereotypes of Black Male Youth and Brooklyn Through the Arts, Crown Heights, NY
Black Women's Blueprint: Emerging Girls Program, Black Women's Liberation in Beyonce's Lemonade (abridged), Brooklyn, NY
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC: Legislative Theatre and Creative Advocacy, Plays- "99 Problems" and "A Day in the Life", Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets, New York, NY
Global Kids- Curtis High School: Equal Protection Clause & Rights of Undocumented Youth in School, Staten Island, NY
Chicago Coalition for Fairness in School Discipline, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: School-to-Prison Pipeline, Implicit Bias in Education, Record Expungement, and Parent Guide to Navigating the School System, Chicago, IL
Parental Readiness and Empowerment Program, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: The School-to-Prison Pipeline, Arlington, VA
UConn Law Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Bulkeley High School: Structure of Government, Fourth Amendment, and Oral Advocacy, Hartford, CT
Girl Be Heard, Understanding Consent, Brooklyn, NY
Will O'Hare Photography
presentations
Moderator: Unbecoming Film Release, The Prisoner Reentry Institute and The Prison Window Media Project at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Facilitator and Panel Speaker: Diversity and Inclusion- Addressing and Overcoming Implicit Bias in Bar Leadership, 46th Annual Meeting of the New England Bar Association, The Study at Yale Hotel
Keynote Speaker: UConn School of Law, Pathways to Legal Careers: An Access and Opportunity Pipeline Program
Panel Speaker: 15th Annual American Bar Association National Conference: Children and the Law, 2013, Promising Strategies to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Keynote Speaker: UConn School of Law, Using the Law to Challenge the Status Quo, Hartford, CT
Panel Moderator: From Books to Cuffs- LGBTQ Youth & the School to Prison Pipeline, American University Journal of Gender Social Policy & the Law Symposium, The Criminalization of LGBTQ Youth, A Call to Action
Panel Speaker: In Theory- Activist Talk Back, WOW Cafe Theatre, New York, NY
Co-Symposium Producer: One Nation Under Law: How the Law Impacts the Muslim-American Experience, Public Interest Law Journal, Hartford, CT
Facilitator and Panel Speaker: Diversity and Inclusion- Addressing and Overcoming Implicit Bias in Bar Leadership, 46th Annual Meeting of the New England Bar Association, The Study at Yale Hotel
Keynote Speaker: UConn School of Law, Pathways to Legal Careers: An Access and Opportunity Pipeline Program
Panel Speaker: 15th Annual American Bar Association National Conference: Children and the Law, 2013, Promising Strategies to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Keynote Speaker: UConn School of Law, Using the Law to Challenge the Status Quo, Hartford, CT
Panel Moderator: From Books to Cuffs- LGBTQ Youth & the School to Prison Pipeline, American University Journal of Gender Social Policy & the Law Symposium, The Criminalization of LGBTQ Youth, A Call to Action
Panel Speaker: In Theory- Activist Talk Back, WOW Cafe Theatre, New York, NY
Co-Symposium Producer: One Nation Under Law: How the Law Impacts the Muslim-American Experience, Public Interest Law Journal, Hartford, CT
publications
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HONORS
- The Diversity and International Action Council Award for Diversity and Inclusion, Wagner College
- George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Legal Fellow, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Catalyst for Change Award, American University Washington College of Law
- Public Interest Law Award, University of Connecticut School of Law