Hart28: Year Across America Kickoff
Join us on February 2, 2027, for the Hart28: Year Across America Kickoff at the Los Angeles Community Center. Together, we’ll ignite a movement for change and stand up for our communities. Let’s build a brighter future for all!
Hart28: Year Across America Kickoff
About This Event
Mark your calendars! On February 2, 2027, we invite you to the Los Angeles Community Center for the Hart28: Year Across America Kickoff. This is a pivotal moment for our movement—a chance to unite as neighbors and champions of change.
Join voters, volunteers, and supporters as we gather to reaffirm our commitment to better and more accountable government. Together, we can create safer neighborhoods, stronger schools, and advocate for affordable housing that every family deserves.
Your voice matters! This event is an opportunity to engage with fellow community members and discuss the urgent issues facing our society today. We will prioritize equal rights, access to healthcare, and the promise of good jobs for all.
Let’s leverage our collective passion and energy to build a healthier future. By coming together, we can inspire change and uplift those around us. Your participation is vital in this grassroots movement.
Together, we will make a stand for the values we believe in and the future we envision. Let’s kick off this year with purpose and determination!
We can’t wait to see you there as we embark on this journey together!
Gregory Welch
Gregory Welch joins the Hart 2028 campaign as a powerful voice for justice, restoration, civic engagement, and people-first leadership. His life and work reflect the kind of resilience and action this campaign is built around: listening to people, standing with communities, and turning lived experience into meaningful change.
After being sentenced to 15 years to life in federal prison at the age of 30, Gregory refused to let confinement define his future. He became deeply engaged in the prison law library, studied the law with purpose, and used that knowledge to fight for his freedom.
His legal journey ultimately reached the Supreme Court, where he won a 7-1 victory. That case did more than change his life; it helped free over one thousand people immediately and became a lasting example of what persistence, preparation, and courage can accomplish.
Today, Gregory is involved in voter engagement, criminal justice reform, legal advocacy, and community organizing. Through Hart 2028 events, he helps connect the campaign’s message to real conversations about second chances, civic power, restoration, accountability, and the responsibility to build systems that serve people with fairness and dignity.
As the author of The Welch Doctrine, Gregory shares his story of overcoming the odds, learning the law without a college degree, and understanding what it means to become a jailhouse lawyer from a Black perspective. His voice brings moral clarity, practical urgency, and lived experience to the movement Hart 2028 is building.
Join The Conversation.
Be part of a people-first campaign built around service, action, justice, and the communities ready to move forward together.