{"id":3079,"date":"2022-01-07T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?page_id=3079"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:23:39","slug":"chris-purdy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Purdy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  inner-heading-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #222222;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#222222,#00aeef); '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3079'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-landing-text av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Chris Purdy<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3079'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6knemt-af787300fd072c5b4eed105657730275\">\n.flex_column.av-6knemt-af787300fd072c5b4eed105657730275{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6knemt-af787300fd072c5b4eed105657730275 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kis40b20-67b4b2ae638d9fb259d46b8971c1f163 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Chris Purdy<\/strong> is the Director of Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach at Human Rights First. He\u2019s worked on the VFAI project first as a volunteer and then on staff since 2016. In his time as a volunteer, Chris worked hard to build veteran\/community relationships across the southeast, from his home in Atlanta. He also worked as a teacher and educational professional in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, GA. Chris served for eight years in the Army National Guard where he deployed internationally to Iraq in 2011. Chris is a member of the Truman National Security Project, Georgia Forward, LEAD Atlanta, and is a member of the Welcome Council on <a href=\"https:\/\/welcome.us\/about#welcome-council\">Welcome.US<\/a>. He holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Sociology from the State University of New York College at Fredonia, a Master\u2019s of Education, Inclusive Education from Nazareth College of Rochester, and a Master\u2019s of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyan4edc-d6fc69e4ee2a4398e4f7eb47a81e58a7\">\n#top .avia-logo-element-container.av-kyan4edc-d6fc69e4ee2a4398e4f7eb47a81e58a7 .slide-entry{\npadding:0 130px 0 0;\n}\n#top .avia-logo-element-container.av-kyan4edc-d6fc69e4ee2a4398e4f7eb47a81e58a7 img{\nborder-style:none;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-logo-element-container av-kyan4edc-d6fc69e4ee2a4398e4f7eb47a81e58a7 avia-logo-grid avia-content-slider avia-smallarrow-slider avia-content-grid-active noHover avia-content-slider-even  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-content-slider1' ><div class='avia-smallarrow-slider-heading  no-logo-slider-heading '><div class='new-special-heading'>&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-content-slider-inner\"><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><div  class='slide-entry av-kyan3uio-6417fdf6136c2f36e0a536393f622fa7 flex_column no_margin av_one_half real-thumbnail post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  first'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanrightsfirst.org\/\" data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-11-at-4.40.58-PM.png\" class=\"wp-image-3107 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3107 attachment-featured size-featured\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div  class='slide-entry av-kyan4bk3-9d8b46e5256bb3be5ad9da3b27c663b9 flex_column no_margin av_one_half real-thumbnail post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even post-entry-last '><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfai.org\/\" data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-11-at-4.40.23-PM.png\" class=\"wp-image-3108 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3108 attachment-featured size-featured\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rorp-4aa77c0cbeaf8e3db1f56b0051e85493\">\n.flex_column.av-1rorp-4aa77c0cbeaf8e3db1f56b0051e85493{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1rorp-4aa77c0cbeaf8e3db1f56b0051e85493 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><a class='open-modal video-link avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling ' href='https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/'>\t\t<img src='https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Chris-Purdy-2.png' alt= title=>    <\/a>    <h3 class='modal-heading'><\/h3>    <p class='modal-subheading'><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  single-solid-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #2961ad;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#2961ad,#00adee); '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3079'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketpbu4p-b163704f0de0277fab33ad65a354603e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketpbu4p-b163704f0de0277fab33ad65a354603e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:22px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketpbu4p-b163704f0de0277fab33ad65a354603e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketpbu4p-b163704f0de0277fab33ad65a354603e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketpbu4p-b163704f0de0277fab33ad65a354603e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe migrant community, whether it&#8217;s from Afghanistan, or Central America, or Africa&#8230;they face the same issues that our poorest communities face. They&#8217;re segregated, they&#8217;re not funded appropriately, and as a result, they can&#8217;t get the services that they need.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Chris Purdy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3079","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chris Purdy - Defining US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chris Purdy - Defining US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defining US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-08T13:23:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/chris-purdy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/chris-purdy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chris Purdy - Defining US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-07T20:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-08T13:23:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/chris-purdy\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/chris-purdy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/chris-purdy\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chris Purdy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/\",\"name\":\"Defining US\",\"description\":\"Changing Hearts and Minds\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nycsel.com\\\/defining-us\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chris Purdy - Defining US","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chris Purdy - Defining US","og_url":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/","og_site_name":"Defining US","article_modified_time":"2022-04-08T13:23:39+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/","url":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/","name":"Chris Purdy - Defining US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-01-07T20:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-08T13:23:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/chris-purdy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chris Purdy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/","name":"Defining US","description":"Changing Hearts and Minds","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}