BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Southern Center for Human Rights - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://archive.schr.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Southern Center for Human Rights REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125713 CREATED:20250520T233645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T213110Z UID:10000353-1749578400-1749585600@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Returning to Representation: Uprooting Felony Disenfranchisement in Georgia DESCRIPTION:For this edition of Talk Justice Tuesday\, Atlanta Community Support Project (ACSP) and Advancement Project talk about the work of the Rights Restoration Coalition of Georgia\, the history of felony disenfranchisement in state law\, and how directly-impacted Georgians are collectively exercising and demanding our civil rights. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/returning-to-representation-uprooting-felony-disenfranchisement-in-georgia/ CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/June-TJT.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125713 CREATED:20250609T213042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T213047Z UID:10000355-1751997600-1752004800@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Reentry\, Redemption & Restoration: The Challenges of Reentry for People on the Registry DESCRIPTION:Learn about the barriers to a successful reentry for people forced to register\, how this impacts their families\, how faith communities can work to support registered citizens and hear about the myths and misconceptions that contributes to biases & stigmas against people forced to register. \n\n\n\nSome of the topics the panelists will discuss include: \n\n\n\n\nIdentifying the challenges and barriers of finding housing and employment while on the registry and how this harms registrants and the families they take care of.\n\n\n\nExposing myths about people on the registry that perpetuate fear\, social stigmas\, and discrimination.\n\n\n\nAddressing issues of blanketed policies of places of worship that target and exclude people on the registry and their families.\n\n\n\nDiscussing practical steps\, solutions and best practices that will support registrants and their families who are subjected to being re-criminalized\, forced into homelessness or separated due to Georgia’s laws and societal discrimination without compromising community safety.\n\n\n\n\nThis Talk Justice Tuesday is presented by the Justice Reform Partnership in collaboration with Restore Georgia and NewLife-Second Chance Outreach\, Inc. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/reentry-redemption-restoration-the-challenges-of-reentry-for-people-on-the-registry/ CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/July-TJT.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125713 CREATED:20250716T175842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T175846Z UID:10000357-1755021600-1755028800@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Criminalized by Design: Addressing & Disrupting Systems That Feed the Machine (Prison Industrial Complex) DESCRIPTION:In partnership and collaboration with the Justice Reform Partnership\, please join Change in Motion and the Georgia Chapter of All Of Us or None on August 12\, 2025 at 6pm EST for Criminalized by Design: Addressing & Disrupting Systems That Feed the Machine (Prison Industrial Complex). \n\n\n\nIn the webinar\, panelists will: \n\n\n\n\nIdentify and discuss systemic factors that lead to system impact\n\n\n\nAddress systemic barriers to community reintegration and a successful reentry post incarceration\n\n\n\nAddress profit driven criminalization laws and practices\n\n\n\nIdentify solutions to disrupt oppressive\, exploitive and profit driven systems\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is part of the “Talk Justice Tuesday” series that is a collaborative effort of the Justice Reform Partnership\, a coalition of over 90 organizations and individuals working to advance meaningful criminal and juvenile justice reforms across Georgia through advocacy\, education\, and policy change that aims to support and amplify the voices of justice-impacted individuals and drive policy change. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/criminalized-by-design-addressing-disrupting-systems-that-feed-the-machine-prison-industrial-complex/ CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/August-TJT.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125713 CREATED:20250821T194245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T195214Z UID:10000358-1756144800-1756148400@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:The People's Process Emergency Assembly DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, August 20\, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with a $1.23B plan to build an 1800+ bed new jail and renovate the Rice Street Jail once that facility is built. This vote took place without community input and before the first report was issued by the monitor assigned to the DOJ investigation. \n\n\n\nJoin us on Monday\, August 25 at 6pm to learn about recent developments and hear how you can weigh in! \n\n\n\nWatch SCHR’s public comment at the Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting at the 43:06 mark and the presentation of the proposal at the 23:35 mark. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Register for The People's Process Emergency Assembly URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/the-peoples-process-emergency-assembly/ CATEGORIES:Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TPP-Emergency-Assembly-8.25.15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20250821T212818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T164542Z UID:10000359-1757512800-1757516400@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Corinna Barrett Lain\, Author of Secrets of the Killing State DESCRIPTION:Event Button\n \n\n\n\nBuy Tickets on Eventbrite\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Southern Center for Human Rights and the Georgia Resource Center invite you to join us for a lecture and talkback with Corinna Barrett Lain\, author of Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. \n\n\n\nCLE Credit Pending \n\n\n\nAbout Corinna Barrett Lain \n\n\n\nCORINNA BARRETT LAIN is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the death penalty\, presenting her work at national and international conferences and publishing in the top law journals in the country. She is also one of the leading voices on criminal justice in Virginia more broadly\, lecturing at annual conferences for the bench and bar and serving as the principal co-author of Thompson-West’s Virginia Practice Series on criminal law\, a four-volume treatise that serves as the authoritative guide for Virginia criminal law and procedure. Lain is a former prosecutor\, former sergeant in the Army\, and recipient of the University of Richmond’s Distinguished Educator Award\, the highest award that the University bestows. \n\n\n\nAbout Secrets of the Killing State \n\n\n\nLethal injection is nothing like what people think. This is its untold story. \n\n\n\nIn the popular imagination\, lethal injection is a slight pinch and a swift nodding off to forever-sleep. It is performed by well-qualified medical professionals. It is regulated and carefully conducted. And it usually provides a “humane” death. In reality\, however\, not one of those things is true. \n\n\n\nSecrets of the Killing State pulls back the curtain on this clandestine punishment practice\, presenting a view of lethal injection that states have worked hard to hide. Botched executions are a part of this story\, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. For all the suffering that we see\, there is also suffering that we don’t see. Indeed\, the story told here is even bigger than the executions themselves\, for behind the scenes is where it unfolds. Fake science\, torturous drugs\, inept executioners\, prison problems\, and decades of state secrecy have created an execution method hard-wired to go wrong in countless ways. \n\n\n\nRead More URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/corinna-barrett-lain-author-of-secrets-of-the-killing-state/ LOCATION:Southern Center for Human Rights\, 60 Walton St NW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30307\, United States CATEGORIES:Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Southern-Center-for-Human-Rights-.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20250917T215017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T215709Z UID:10000361-1761069600-1761080400@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:2025 Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner DESCRIPTION:Join the Southern Center for Human Rights for an evening of inspiration as we recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate exceptional courage and tenacity in the defense of human rights and equal justice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor additional information or questions about the Awards Dinner\, please contact the SCHR development team at development@archive.schr.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHONOREES\n\n\n About Kristen Clarke Kristen Clarke served as the 19th Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice between 2021 and 2025. In this role\, she directed and supervised enforcement of federal civil rights laws across the country. Under her leadership\, the Division established new enforcement records for prosecutions of hate crimes\, and law enforcement misconduct cases\, and achieved groundbreaking results in areas including redlining\, disability rights\, education\, fair housing\, voting rights and more. Clarke’s tenure brought renewed focus on victims and survivors of violence. She supervised successful prosecutions of defendants tied to the tragic deaths of George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, Ahmaud Arbery\, Tyre Nichols and many others. During the Spring 2025 semester\, Clarke taught the Federal Civil Rights Law Bootcamp and worked with students in mentorship settings. She provided counseling to students interested in careers in public service and government. Before her confirmation as Assistant Attorney General\, Clarke served as the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law\, one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations founded at the request of President John F. Kennedy. She also held leadership roles at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the New York State Attorney General’s Office. A lifelong civil rights lawyer\, Clarke began her career as a trial attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Clarke is a frequent public speaker who has helped to shape the national dialogue around issues of civil and constitutional rights\, and race and democracy. She has testified about these issues before the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. She has also written several law review articles\, edited two books and previously co-taught a seminar\, Civil Rights Lawyering in the Modern Era: Theory and Practice\, with Kendall Thomas at Columbia Law School. Clarke is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School. About Donald B. Verrilli\, Jr. Donald B. Verrilli\, Jr. is a partner with Munger\, Tolles & Olson\, and the founder of its Washington\, D.C.\, office. Mr. Verrilli is one of the nation’s premier Supreme Court and appellate advocates. He served as Solicitor General of the United States from June 2011 to June 2016. Since joining the firm after his government service\, he has handled numerous significant cases in the United States Supreme Court\, including his successful defense of the constitutionality of the federal law establishing the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in Financial Oversight and Management Board v. Aurelius. He has also won victories for clients in high-stakes class action\, antitrust\, constitutional\, government contracts and copyright appeals. During his time as Solicitor General\, he argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court\, including landmark decisions upholding the Affordable Care Act (National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius and King v. Burwell) and recognizing marriage equality (Obergefell v. Hodges). Mr. Verrilli also achieved victories in two important patent cases\, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank and Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics\, in a case vindicating the president’s foreign affairs authority in Zivotofsky v. Kerry\, and in numerous cases involving civil rights\, women’s rights and other matters of national importance involving antitrust\, copyright\, telecommunications\, the environment\, the First Amendment\, the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment\, the separation of powers\, criminal law and other federal constitutional and statutory matters. In addition to handling matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and the courts of appeals\, Mr. Verrilli’s practice focuses on representing and counseling clients on multi-dimensional problems\, where litigation\, regulation and public policy intersect to shape markets and industries in our evolving economy. He is recognized as a Star Individual by Chambers USA and listed in The Best Lawyers in America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSORSHIP PACKAGES\n\n\n\nDownload Sponsorship Packet URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/2025-frederick-douglass-awards-dinner/ LOCATION:Salamander Washington DC\, 1330 Maryland Ave SW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20024\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DC-2025-Website-Thumbnail-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T235959 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20251125T220630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T174734Z UID:10000364-1764633600-1764719999@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Giving Tuesday 2025 DESCRIPTION:This Giving Tuesday you have a special opportunity to double YOUR impact and OURS!\n\n\n\nThanks to a generous $25\,000 matching challenge from Allen and Adria Garrett\, every single donation you make to the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) now through Giving Tuesday will be matched dollar-for-dollar\, multiplying the power of your support. \n\n\n\nFor decades\, SCHR has been a tireless leader in the fight for justice in the Deep South. With your partnership\, we have done amazing work securing critical victories defending the rights of vulnerable communities and advancing transformative justice\, including: \n\n\n\n\nWe successfully passed legislation in Georgia to make it harder to execute people with intellectual disability.\n\n\n\nWe secured a second contempt order against the Fulton County Sheriff for holding women with serious mental illness in torturous conditions of solitary confinement.\n\n\n\nWe filed a lawsuit challenging a law that jails poor people even when judges presiding over their cases think they should be released.\n\n\n\n\nWith your support\, we know we can do more. \n\n\n\nEvery moment matters in the fight against injustice. Your donation today will go twice as far—every dollar donated through December 2nd will be matched\, doubling your power (and ours) to challenge systemic inequality. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/giving-tuesday-2025/ CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GivingTuesday_HeartGlobe-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20251008T001050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T204024Z UID:10000362-1765044000-1765051200@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:2025 San Francisco Benefit Reception DESCRIPTION:Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights for a benefit hosted by the family and friends of the late Susan Ten Kwan on Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\, at 6:00 PM PT at the offices of Munger\, Tolles & Olson LLP in San Francisco\, CA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWITH REMARKS FROM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerrica Redfield GanzyExecutive Director\, Southern Center for Human Rights \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNisha ShahInterim Executive Director\, Habeas Corpus Resource Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonald B. Verrilli\, Jr.Partner\, Munger\, Tolles & Olson LLP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAND LIVE MUSIC FROM\n\n\n\nOaktown Jazz Workshops Performance Ensemble \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be provided. Advanced registration is highly encouraged. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/2025-san-francisco-benefit-reception/ LOCATION:Munger\, Tolles & Olson LLP\, 560 Mission St Fl 27\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SF-202501.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20251202T210922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T211118Z UID:10000365-1765303200-1765306800@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Defending Democracy - Protecting Protest Rights & Countering the “Terrorist” Label in Georgia DESCRIPTION:Learn how Georgia is using “terrorism” charges to criminalize protest. Authorities are targeting the essential support systems\, like bail funds and legal aid\, that sustain social movements. To protect our dissent rights\, we must move beyond defense and proactively change the laws that enable this repression. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/defending-democracy-protecting-protest-rights-countering-the-terrorist-label-in-georgia/ CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/December-TJT-SPLC-CAIR-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20260106T224651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T214114Z UID:10000366-1768327200-1768330800@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Legislative Advocacy 101 - Inside Georgia's Legislature: The Process\, The Players\, and Policy in Motion DESCRIPTION:This Talk Justice Tuesday is our take on “Legislative Advocacy 101” for Georgia\, equipping you with the tools and knowledge to understand the legislative process and make your voice heard in a way that you can feel good about. \n\n\n\nBecome an effective changemaker by learning about the stakeholders and processes that turn policy into law. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/legislative-advocacy-101-inside-georgias-legislature-the-process-the-players-and-policy-in-motion/ CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Talk-Justice-Tuesday-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20260116T161434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T163440Z UID:10000367-1771920000-1771945200@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Joyful Resistance: A Day of Storytelling\, Solidarity\, and Action DESCRIPTION:Join the Justice Reform Partnership (JRP) on Tuesday\, February 24\, 2026\, at 8:00 am ET for Joyful Resistance: A Day of Storytelling\, Solidarity\, and Action : Justice Day 2026! This event will take place in person in downtown Atlanta at Central Presbyterian Church and will be live-streamed. To stream the event\, join us live on FaceBook\, YouTube\, and justicereformpartnership.org. \n\n\n\nLearn from policy experts and perform advocacy related to criminal legal reform at the Georgia State Capitol. \n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, you will have the chance to connect with like-minded individuals\, engage with lawmakers\, learn about important criminal legal issues\, and discover ways to support people who are incarcerated and impact change. \n\n\n\nBreakfast and lunch will be provided. Breakfast and registration begin at 8:00 am. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 am. Please note that if you plan to speak with legislators at the Capitol\, there will be an option for you to select on the registration form. Be sure to bring a photo ID. \n\n\n\nPlease note the last day to request transportation assistance will be Friday\, February 13. URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/joyful-resistance-a-day-of-storytelling-solidarity-and-action/ LOCATION:Central Presbyterian Church\, 201 Washington Street Southwest\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30303\, United States CATEGORIES:Justice Reform Partnership ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/JRP-Justice-Day-2026-Slides.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260604T125714 CREATED:20260216T191208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T191211Z UID:10000368-1777536000-1777741200@archive.schr.org SUMMARY:Golden Jubilee Weekend DESCRIPTION:2026 is the Southern Center’s 50th Anniversary. We are celebrating\, remembering\, and fortifying for the future! Be part of it all by joining us for conversations and events all weekend long! \n\n\n\nOur history is our legacy\, and it compels us forward. Join us for a reunion of advocates\, leaders\, and clients who have shaped the fight for human rights in the South. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will learn about the issues facing our communities and recommit ourselves to the fight for a world free from mass incarceration\, the death penalty\, the criminalization of poverty\, and racial injustice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\nPurchase Sponsorship\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets URL:https://archive.schr.org/upcoming-event/golden-jubilee-weekend/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://archive.schr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Golden-Jubilee-WKND-Logo_1@600x.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR