Director of Public Strategy
Invisible Institute
Maira Khwaja is an educator and multimedia producer. At the Invisible Institute, she directs public impact strategy & outreach. She organizes journalists and newsroom leaders to create new standards of collective safety in Chicago's journalism ecosystem. Her work additionally centers on editing the Chicago Police Torture Archive and the Youth / Police Project, which primarily builds conversations with young people (ages 16-22) on the South Side about their everyday encounters with policing. Maira was named a 2021 Leaders for a New Chicago award winner.
Safety Through Solidarity: Chicago’s Approach to High-Risk Reporting
Monday, March 30, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT