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SUMMARY:Designing Transformative Justice
DESCRIPTION:Designing Transformative Justice asks each of us to first imagine a society that fully addresses the needs of its communities and promotes liberation rather than oppression and then work to build that society of our dreams. Using the closure of the Atlanta City Detention Center as a case study\, this webinar will discuss the importance of reimagining justice and creating the blueprint for communities to thrive. \nModerated By \n \nMarissa McCall Dodson\nPublic Policy Director @Southern Center for Human Rights \nMarissa McCall Dodson joined SCHR in April of 2016 as the Public Policy Director. Marissa is responsible for developing and advocating for legislation that furthers SCHR’s mission\, including reforming harsh sentence laws\, enhancing alternatives to incarceration\, abolishing the death penalty\, strengthening the public defender system\, and ending the criminalization of poverty. \n  \nSpeakers \n \nDeanna Van Buren\nCo-Founder\, Executive Director\, Design Director @Designing Justice + Designing Spaces \nDeanna Van Buren is the co-founder and design director of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces. She is a nationally-known advocate for magnifying the role of design for ending mass incarceration\, and her work includes the creation of multi-use hubs for restorative justice and workforce development across the country. Deanna received her BS in architecture from the University of Virginia and her March from Columbia University\, and she is an alumna of the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. \n  \n \nXochitl Bervera\nDirector @Racial Justice Action Center \nXochitl Bervera is the director of the Racial Justice Action Center\, a vibrant\, multiracial organizing and training institute building the grassroots leadership and power of low income communities of color to win political and social transformation in Georgia. She has over 15 years of experience in grassroots organizing\, media and policy advocacy\, and training and technical assistance\, focused primarily on ending criminalization in Black\, Latino\, and LGBTQ communities. \n  \n \nNikki Roberts\nNational Formerly Incarcerated Advocate @Cage Free Communications \nNikki Roberts is a justice-involved Black queer writer\, public speaker\, advocate\, activist\, and consultant who’s studied both Mass Communications and Theology on collegiate levels. Nikki served 10 years without parole in Georgia’s state prison system from 2004 -2014 and frequently uses her lived experiences as well as systemic research to raise awareness on the myriad of issues associated with mass incarceration. Nikki’s passion for storytelling\, diversity\, and inclusivity is the driving force behind Cage Free Communications\, a Black-centered multimedia initiative that aims to transform the narratives of justice-involved people through education\, healing-centered engagement\, and call to action. Nikki’s life story has been featured in local and national media platforms like CNN and NPR. Nikki is also under a book-contract with Fortress Press working on her upcoming theological memoir\, “Freed From Within”.
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/designing-transformative-justice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Justice Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200730T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200730T161500
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SUMMARY:Social Media & Your Job Search: Think Before You Post
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual presentation on how your social media presence may impact your job search. Presenters will provide guidance on how to make your social media pages “employer friendly”.
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/social-media-your-job-search-think-before-you-post/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connections Reentry Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200721T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200721T190000
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SUMMARY:The Scarlet Letter F
DESCRIPTION:Over 4 million Georgians have a criminal record. Over 600\,000 have felony convictions that subject them to bleak prospects for moving on with their lives and getting back on their feet. This has far-reaching consequences—not just for the individuals held back by their criminal conviction but also for the economic stability of their families and for the progress and safety of communities. \nTo build healthy communities\, we must remove barriers that make it difficult for people who have felony convictions to thrive. “F: The Scarlet Letter” will address what we can and should do to dismantle policies and practices that create roadblocks to housing\, education\, employment\, and voting for people who are formerly incarcerated. \n  \nModerated By \n \nTerrica Redfield Ganzy\nDeputy Director @Southern Center for Human Rights \nTerrica Redfield Ganzy is the Southern Center for Human Rights’ (SCHR) Deputy Director\, where she focuses on elevating SCHR’s mission\, assisting the executive director with coordination of SCHR’s strategy and programs\, developing strategic partnerships\, cultivating donor relationships\, and planning major fundraising events. \n  \nPresenters \n \nWaleisah Wilson\nClient Services Advocate @Southern Center for Human Rights \nWaleisah Wilson is the Southern Center for Human Rights’ (SCHR) Client Services Advocate\, where she focuses on working with individuals whom SCHR has helped get released from prison or otherwise represented in SCHR’s impact or capital litigation. \n  \n \nAklima Khondoker\nGeorgia State Director @All Voting is Local \nAklima Khondoker is the Georgia State Director of All Voting is Local\, a national campaign housed at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights\, where she works to expand voting access for all Georgians. She previously worked as Staff Attorney and the Senior Manager for the Voting Access Project at the ACLU of Georgia. While there\, she successfully challenged discriminatory voting and map-drawing practices that excluded communities of color from the ballot. \nShe has also spearheaded Board of Elections monitoring programs designed to monitor\, document\, and respond to voting changes that could harm marginalized communities. Through these initiatives\, she has expanded voting by opening polling locations in rural Georgia and on college campuses. Aklima has also worked with policy leaders and government officials to end voter suppression tactics\, by challenging unlawful voter purges and polling place closures\, simplifying voter registration\, and expanding access for returning citizens and people with disabilities. \nAklima is licensed to practice law in Georgia. She is committed to local and national initiatives that both serve the community and gives everyone a voice through their vote. \n  \n \nPage Dukes\nCommunications Associate @Southern Center for Human Rights \nPage Dukes joined the Southern Center for Human Rights as a communications intern in 2019 while finishing her dual BA in mass communications and philosophy and religion at Piedmont College. In May 2020\, Page joined the SCHR staff as the Communications Associate. \n  \n \nSharon Turner\nCommunity Organizer @GREENHOOD
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/the-scarlet-letter-f/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Justice Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200720T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200720T143000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Benefits Q&A
DESCRIPTION:A virtual presentation and Q&A for all Georgia and Alabama Veterans who have been impacted by a criminal conviction or are currently incarcerated. \nPresenter \nMarguerita High\, Ph.D\, MSW\, LCSW\nVeterans Justice Program\nCoordinator\, Health Care Veterans Reentry (HCRV)\nVeterans Justice Outreach Program (VJO)
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/veterans-benefits-qa/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connections Reentry Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200506
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SUMMARY:Support SCHR on #GivingTuesdayNow
DESCRIPTION:#GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving designed to help communities and nonprofit organizations effectively respond to the extraordinary need caused by COVID-19. \nSCHR’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic centers on protecting people who are incarcerated in Georgia’s jails and prisons or who may encounter the criminal legal system during this public health crisis. From advocating for a reduction in jail and prison populations to calling for a halt to non-essential arrests\, SCHR is taking the lead and marshaling every resource available to stand in the gap for people who are too often forgotten\, especially during times of crisis. \nYour financial support on May 5th will allow SCHR to continue agitating for appropriate protections for people impacted by the criminal legal system. For some people who are incarcerated\, this advocacy might mean the difference between life and death\, and we thank you for helping to save lives. \nThanks to a generous SCHR Board Member\, gifts will be matched up to $5\,000. \nLearn more.
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/support-schr-on-givingtuesdaynow/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200304T180000
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SUMMARY:New York City Benefit Reception 2020
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights for an evening of community and justice to raise needed support to impact and change lives. \nWith Remarks From \nSara J. Totonchi\nExecutive Director \nSara J. Totonchi leads the Southern Center for Human Rights with passion\, fearlessness\, and vision. Sara leads the SCHR team in carrying out its mission to dramatically transform the criminal justice system. \nIn 2018\, Sara was appointed to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s Criminal Justice Commission and serves on Mayor Bottoms’ Transition Team Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee. In 2017\, Sara was selected as a Strengthening Democracy Fellow with the Rockwood Leadership Institute. Georgia Trend has annually named Sara a “Notable Person” from 2012 through 2017. Under Sara’s leadership\, SCHR has received numerous awards\, including the Commitment to Equality Award from State Bar of Georgia’s Committee to Promote Inclusion\, the Gate City Bar’s R.E. Thomas Civil Rights Award\, and the Martin Luther King Community Service Award from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School. \nIn 2020\, Atlanta Magazine named Sara one of the 500 Most Powerful Leaders in Atlanta. \nSarah Geraghty\nManaging Attorney\, Impact Litigation \nSarah Geraghty is the managing attorney for impact litigation. Sarah practices in the areas of civil rights\, habeas corpus\, and class action litigation aimed at improving fairness and conditions in the criminal legal system. She has litigated cases challenging inhumane prison conditions\, open records law violations\, denial of the right to counsel\, and the incarceration of indigent persons for debt. \nSarah has published articles and essays on the criminal legal system\, including in Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review\, Stanford Law & Policy Review\, and Michigan Journal of Race & Law. Her work against the criminalization of poverty has been featured in many publications\, including the New York Times. Sarah received the Indigent Defense Award from the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2011)\, the Unsung Devotion to Those Most in Need Award from Emory University School of Law (2017)\, and was listed by the Daily Report\, Atlanta’s legal newspaper\, as an attorney “On the Rise.” \nAnd Special Guest \nStephen B. Bright\nFormer President and Senior Counsel
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/new-york-city-benefit-reception-2020/
LOCATION:Home of Janet Dewart Bell\, 444 Central Park West\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Justice Day 2020: Focused on the Future
DESCRIPTION:On February 27\, several partners of the Justice Reform Partnership will come together to host Justice Day 2020: Focused on the Future. The ninth Justice Day will bring together a wide array of community members and organizations to show Georgia lawmakers that there is still a need for criminal justice reform and meaningful changes to promote healthy and safe communities. \nThis year we will focus on opportunity\, dignity and redemption in the state’s criminal legal system and ways the laws can be improved. The program will feature leaders in the criminal justice reform movement. Individuals directly impacted by the justice system and their families will speak about their experiences and lead the lobbying efforts in the Capitol\, highlighting the issues being considered in the 2020 legislative session.
URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/justice-day-2020-focused-on-the-future/
LOCATION:Sloppy Floyd Building\, 200 Piedmont Ave SE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30334\, United States
CATEGORIES:Policy
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