Peer Support Group for Families of Justice-Involved Loved Ones
2021-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The Southern Center for Human Rights will host an online peer support group for families of justice-involved loved ones from 7:00 PM ET to 8:00 PM ET on the first Monday of every month. These meetings are a supportive space for anyone with an incarcerated or recently released loved one seeking to connect with other families to learn how to best support loved ones returning home.

This support group is a part of SCHR’s Community Connections Reentry Series. Upcoming event dates and topics are below.

November 8, 2021 – “Forgiveness & Giving Thanks”December 6, 2021 – “Out with the old, in with the new: Setting goals and moving forward”

For additional information or if you have any questions, contact Waleisah Wilson at wwilson@archive.schr.org.

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A Fireside Chat with Bobby Moore: 40 Years on Death Row
2021-12-07 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Bobby Moore was sentenced to death row in 1980 and after nearly 40 years was granted parole. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed that it would be unconstitutional to execute him because of his intellectual disability. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to uphold the Supreme Court’s decision and changed Moore’s sentence to life in prison. He was granted parole in 2020.

Listen in as Bobby shares his story of incredible faith and hope through some of his most challenging times on death row in Texas.

Join us as we have a conversation with:

Bobby Moore

Ngozi Ndulue, Deputy Director, Death Penalty Information Center

Dr. Tommy Curry, Author, Professor, University of Edinburgh

Cliff Sloan, Former Attorney for Bobby Moore, Professor, Georgetown Law

Counting Cuffs: APD Quotas & Misconduct
2022-03-29 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Online
WEBINAR

COUNTING CUFFS:APD QUOTAS & MISCONDUCT

Tuesday, March 29 | 6:00 PM

Join Southern Center for Human Rights for a conversation between SCHR Public Policy Director Tiffany Roberts and trial lawyers Zack Greenamyre, Miguel Dominguez & Jeff Filipovits about their representation of Ju’Zema Goldring, a Black trans woman who was falsely arrested by an Atlanta Police Department officer and subsequently incarcerated for nearly 6 months.

What role could de facto quotas have played in her arrest? Are quotas a systemic driver of police misconduct? How does Atlanta‘s police leadership evaluate officer performance using arrest statistics? What are the appropriate policy responses?

Join us as we ponder these important questions and more!

Justice Taking Root 2022
2022-05-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Monday Night Garage, 933 Lee St SW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310, United States
The Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) will host Justice Taking Root on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Atlanta.

Join us as celebrate our collective efforts to fight for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty, and racial injustice.

KEYNOTEReginald Dwayne Betts

2021 MacArthur Fellow, award-winning author, poet, lawyer,and outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform

Photo Credit: Mamadi Doumbouya

ENTERTAINMENTGritz & Jelly Butter

REFRESHMENTS & TREATSFizzy Beverage CartFrothy Coffee + Goods

PROGRAM6:00 PM – Reception7:00 PM – Presentation & Keynote8:00 PM – Closing Celebration

COVID-19 GuidanceWe are committed to the safety of our staff and supporters. This event will adhere to all federal and local COVID-19 recommendations. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test result within 48 hours of the event as well as compliance with mask mandates will be required for all guests.

Forgotten Mothers: A Conversation on the Silent Cries and Mistreatment of Mothers Behind Bars
2022-05-23 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
Since 1980, the number of incarcerated women and girls in the U.S. has increased by 800%, making women the fastest-growing incarceration population. Over 80% are mothers and over 90% of them are the sole providers of minor children.

In honor of May being National Foster Care Month and National Maternal Depression Month, please join the Southern Center for Human Rights for a virtual conversation with directly impacted mothers & advocates to discuss the challenges faced by mothers while incarcerated and during their reentry.

Host & Moderator

Waleisah WilsonClient Services Advocate, Southern Center for Human Rights

Guest Speakers

Chantaye McLaughlinMental Health Advocate, and CEO, C. Louise

Vanessa GarrettProgram Manager, Motherhood Beyond Bars

Robyn HasanExecutive Director, Women on The Rise

Tawanda SearsCEO, Hope of Glory Mentoring & Coaching

Tabatha TrammellFounder, Woman with a Plan

Punishing Poverty: The High Cost of Fines, Fees & Restitution and Their Impact on the Poor
2022-07-11 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Online
This virtual conversation will look into today’s unfair and biased trend of criminalizing poor people impacted by the criminal legal system, discuss the practice of a system that does not consider an individual’s economic status and ability to pay, and assess how a trend has led to today’s modern debtors’ prisons, how these financial burdens keep justice-involved people in poverty and increase their likelihood of returning to the system and will discuss solutions on how to fix a system that has profited far too long off the poverty of poor people.

Moderator

Waleisah WilsonClient Services AdvocateSouthern Center for Human Rights

Panelists

Tiffany Williams RobertsPublic Policy DirectorSouthern Center for Human Rights

Bill PaulExecutive DirectorRestore Georgia

Ray KhalfaniPolicy Analyst, Worker Justice & Criminal Legal SystemsGeorgia Budget and Policy Institute

The Death Penalty: Ending a Biased System
2022-08-10 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Online
On June 29, 1972, the United States Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in Furman v. Georgia. They ruled that the death penalty was applied in a manner that disproportionately harmed people of color and those living in poverty. Although Georgia reinstated the death penalty four years later, the majority opinion in Furman v. Georgia is as true today as it was in 1972. The death penalty needs to go!

Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights as we welcome a panel of experts to address the issues and flaws with the death penalty, its impact on people living in poverty, people of color, and people living with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

Moderator

Waleisah Wilson, Client Services Advocate

Experts

Herman Lindsey, Florida Death Row Exoneree & Criminal Justice Reform Consultant, Witness to Innocence & Repent JusticeJoia Erin Thornton, National Policy Strategist, SCHR & Coalition Director, Faith Leaders of Color Coalition (FLOCC)Gretchen M. Engel, Executive Director, Center for Death Penalty Litigation

This is a Community Connections Reentry Series event.

Reform, Race & Religion: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby on the Church and Justice
2022-09-22 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Online
Dr. Jemar Tisby is a historian, author, and speaker who engages the Christian church in racial equity work. This event will be a time to hear from Jemar about the history of race, criminal justice, and the church’s complicity.

Jemar will challenge the church’s potential to dismantle racism, carceral punishment, and state violence, including a direct confrontation with the American death penalty system. This interactive, eclectic event will include spoken word, music, and artwork, enhancing an inherently intense and important conversation. The night is designed for Christians to watch the event with other Christians (either physically or virtually), as there will be ways to engage, serve and act on national, state, and local issues.

Guides

Sam HeathManager, Evangelical Network, Equal Justice USA

Joia Erin ThorntonNational Policy Strategist, Southern Center for Human RightsCoalition Director, Faith Leaders of Color Coalition

Spoken Word

Kwami Abdul-BeyCo-Director, Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement

Out of Isolation, Into Action - Survivors' Luncheon
2022-09-24 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online
The Out of Isolation, Into Action Coalition invites you to join us for an in-person survivors’ luncheon on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 11 am. Our coalition is working to end the atrocious practice of solitary confinement in Georgia’s jails and prisons. In our work, we aim to center the voices and leadership of people who have experienced solitary confinement and to support survivors by creating space for building connections and community.

During this event, open only to survivors of solitary confinement, you will have the chance to meet others with shared experiences and learn more about the campaign to end solitary confinement. This event will be held in Downtown Atlanta (location details will be shared after you register), and lunch will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE: To reduce health risks, all attendees must be fully vaccinated and wear a mask while not eating or drinking. We appreciate your help in reducing the spread of COVID-19!

Mass Incarceration: Ending the Trend of Imprisoning America
2022-09-29 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Online
The overuse of prisons, jails, and other forms of correctional control as tools to address broader societal issues is a failed American experiment. The transcendent harm inflicted by mass incarceration cannot be overstated, and over the past four decades, the United States has become the face of it.

The Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) works for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. One of our focus areas is ending mass incarceration. SCHR’s work to reduce mass incarceration takes on many of its primary drivers with the ultimate goal of decarceration and liberation of individuals, families, and communities torn apart by involvement in the system.

Please join us as we welcome a panel of experts to address the issue of mass incarceration, its impact on communities, and alternatives.

Moderated By

Waleisah Wilson, Client Services Advocate, Southern Center for Human Rights

Panelists

Ebony Brown, Staff Attorney, Southern Center for Human RightsEric Alexander, Senior Advocate, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthCatherine Jones, Co-Director, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthChyna Quarker, Referral Manager, Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative

Viral Justice: Ruha Benjamin In Conversation with Fahamu Pecou
2022-10-13 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | The Trolley Barn, 963 Edgewood Avenue NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights as we host Dr. Ruha Benjamin to discuss her latest work, Viral Justice, in conversation with Dr. Fahamu Pecou.

Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto, Viral Justice is a sweeping and deeply personal exploration of how we can transform society through the choices we make every day.

About the Speakers

Dr. Ruha Benjamin is an internationally recognized writer, speaker, and professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where she is the founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab. She is the award-winning author of Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code and editor of Captivating Technology, among many other publications. Her work has been featured widely in the media, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, The Root, and The Guardian.

Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art, and popular culture to address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men. Through paintings, performance art, and academic work, Dr. Pecou confronts the performance of Black masculinity and Black identity, challenging and expanding the reading, performance, and expressions of Blackness.

Pecou’s work is featured in noted private and public national and international collections including; Smithsonian National Museum of African American Art and Culture, Societe Generale (Paris), Nasher Museum at Duke University, The High Museum of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Seattle Art Museum, Paul R. Jones Collection, ROC Nation, Clark Atlanta University Art Collection and Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia.

Safety Protocols

We are committed to the safety of our staff and supporters. This event will adhere to all federal and local COVID-19 recommendations. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test result within 48 hours of the event as well as compliance with mask mandates will be required for all guests.

26th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner
2022-11-10 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
The Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner is SCHR’s flagship gala to recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate exceptional courage and tenacity in the defense of human rights and equal justice. This gala allows us to illuminate allies who share our vision and commitment to a more just society. Proceeds from the Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner support SCHR’s work to protect the civil and human rights of people ensnared by the criminal legal system.

Community Safety & Police Violence Town Hall
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Paradise Baptist Church, 1711 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW Floor 3, Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
SCHR’s Community Safety and Police Violence Town Halls are a series of community convenings across the city of Atlanta that examines disparities in policing between zones, community experiences with policing, and community safety. These town halls hope to understand how the police are serving each zone of Atlanta and what policy recommendations could be made to the city to create a safer and more just home for everyone.

Please complete the Typeform survey before registering for the event. It takes less than 30 minutes and will automatically direct you to our Eventbrite registration page. Use the password “Safety2022!” and wait about five seconds for the page to load.

2022 San Francisco Benefit Reception
2022-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, 560 Mission St Fl 27, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights for a benefit reception hosted by the family and friends of the late Susan Ten Kwan on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 6:00 PM PT at the offices of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in San Franciso, CA.

We are excited to return to San Francisco, where we will share updates on SCHR’s efforts to challenge unconstitutional and unconscionable practices within the criminal legal system in the Deep South. We will be joined by former President & Senior Counsel Stephen B. Bright and former Solicitor General of the United States and Partner at Munger Tolles Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. as guest speakers.

For further details and to RSVP, follow the link below.

Justice Deferred: Detaining Youth
2023-02-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online
According to the ACLU, an estimated 250,000 youth are prosecuted in adult criminal courts and subjected to the consequences of adult criminal convictions. In addition, 36 states continue to incarcerate youth under 18 in adult jails and prisons, where young people are at greater risk of degrading mental health, dying by completing suicide and both physical and sexual assault.

The over-representation of youth of color in youth detention centers and adult prisons remains a persistent and troubling dynamic. Nowhere is that more present than in the state of Georgia, where many are still seeking the unfulfilled promises of bi-partisan juvenile reform that prioritizes raising the age, ending juvenile life without parole, and reexamining sentencing youth as adults.

Join us for legislative solutions we know will honor the humanity of young people and prove not only cost-effective but work in transforming safety for our families and communities.

Thou Shall Not Kill: A Conversation About Faith and the Death Penalty
2023-02-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
We are thrilled to announce that the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition, the Ohio Council of Churches, and Ohioans to Stop Executions will be hosting “Thou Shall Not Kill: A Conversation About Faith and the Death Penalty” on February 28th at 7 PM. This event will feature the legendary Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, and promises to be a thought-provoking and impactful evening. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the intersection of faith and the death penalty.

Wired for Racism? A Conversation With James Woodall
2023-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
Drawing on evolutionary insights, the latest research on the human brain, and wisdom from religious traditions, James Woodall and co-author Mark Ellingsen bring their unique perspective to Wired for Racism? as they explore why there is so much racism in America.

Join SCHR as we host James Woodall, co-author of Wired for Racism? and Public Policy Associate at SCHR, in conversation with Joia Erin Thornton, National Policy Strategist at SCHR and Coalition Director of the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition.

This event is a part of SCHR’s Justice Series and is hosted in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library.

JUSTICE DAY 2023: Justice Reform Makes Dollars & Sense
2023-03-08 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Central Presbyterian Church, 201 Washington Street Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
Learn from experts and perform advocacy related to criminal justice reform at the Georgia State Capitol. This event is hosted by the Justice Reform Partnership (JRP), a collective of over 50 organizations and individuals committed to criminal justice reform. Speakers and panelists will provide information about problems in Georgia’s criminal legal system, as well as opportunities to impact change. There will also be networking opportunities, a chance to engage lawmakers, and ways to support people who are incarcerated.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

The JRP is committed to making it possible for people to travel to Atlanta from other parts of the state for this advocacy day. We are trying to arrange transportation options from various cities. Please indicate on your registration if you would like to utilize this transportation if we are able to secure it. Be aware that vans may leave as early as 5 AM and arrive home after 7 PM.

A more detailed agenda will be made available via the Justice Reform Partnership website.

Chained in Silence: A Conversation with Talitha LeFlouria
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
In Chained in Silence, Talitha L. LeFlouria draws from a rich array of primary sources to piece together the stories of African American women ensnared by Georgia’s convict leasing system, recounting what they endured in Georgia’s prison system and what their labor accomplished. LeFlouria argues that African American women’s presence within the convict lease and chain-gang systems of Georgia helped to modernize the South by creating a new and dynamic set of skills for black women.

Join SCHR as we host Dr. Talitha LeFlouria, scholar, author, and authority on the history of Black women and mass incarceration, in conversation with Atteeyah Hollie, Deputy Director at SCHR.

This event is a part of SCHR’s Justice Series. It is hosted in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), Motherhood Beyond Bars, SisterSong, and Women on the Rise. Books will be available for purchase via Charis Books & More.

Refreshments will be provided!

New York City Benefit Reception
2023-04-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Home of Janet Dewart Bell, 444 Central Park West, New York, NY, 10025, United States
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell and the members of the host committee invite youto join them for an evening of community and justice to raise needed support for the inspiring work of the Southern Center for Human Rights and to celebrate the upcoming release of The Fear of Too Much Justice (The New Press), co-authored by Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak.

HOST COMMITTEE(in formation)

Dr. Janet Dewart BellCatherine ChadwickBernard E. HarcourtJoyce S. JohnsonJames KwakMia RuyterDr. Kitty M. Steel and Lewis Steel

Crosstown Conversation One
2023-04-27 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Little Five Points Community Center, 1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
After conducting six in-person town halls in each policing zone of Atlanta, the Southern Center for Human Rights is holding crosstown conversations representing residents in all areas of Atlanta to work together on common ground to find solutions for community safety and police violence.

All Atlanta residents will earn $50 for participating!

2023 Justice Taking Root Benefit Reception
2023-05-09 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318, United States
The Southern Center for Human Rights invites you to join us as we celebrate a year of tenacity and courage!

Proceeds from Southern Center for Human Right’s Justice Taking Root annual benefit reception provide unrestricted support for our work for equality, dignity, and justice in the criminal legal system. Further, this evening grants us an opportunity to thank friends and partners and to introduce new friends to SCHR.

HONORING

Caplan Cobb / 2023 Luminary Award

The Merchant Law Firm / 2023 Vanguard Award

PROGRAM6:00 PM – Reception7:00 PM – Program8:00 PM – Closing Celebration

ENTERTAINMENTEdgewood String Quartet

COVID-19 GuidanceDue to the nature of this event, guests are highly encouraged to take all necessary safety precautions, including vaccination, testing within 48 hours of the event, and usage of face marks and social distancing when possible.

Crosstown Conversation Two
2023-05-10 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Paradise Baptist Church, 1711 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW Floor 3, Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States

SCHR Ambassadors Open House
2023-06-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Southern Center for Human Rights, 60 Walton St NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
Join the SCHR Ambassadors for an Open House to learn more about SCHR’s current work, tour our new offices, and learn how to get involved with the SCHR Ambassadors.

About the SCHR Ambassadors

The SCHR Ambassadors are an incredible group of young professionals who volunteer, organize social and community engagement events and help to raise funds to support the mission of SCHR. Joining the SCHR Ambassadors is a great opportunity to network with other young professionals while growing a deeper relationship with SCHR and their important work.

COVID-19 Guidance

Due to the nature of this event, guests are highly encouraged to take all necessary safety precautions, including vaccination, testing within 48 hours of the event, and usage of face marks and social distancing when possible.

The Visiting Room Project in Atlanta
2023-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Southern Center for Human Rights as we host The Visiting Room Project in Atlanta.

The Visiting Room Project is a digital experience that invites the public to sit face-to-face with people serving life without the possibility of parole to hear them tell their stories, in their own words. More than five years in the making, the site is the only collection of its kind, containing over 100 filmed interviews with people currently serving life without parole. The interviews were filmed at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, which is, in many ways, the epicenter of life without parole sentences worldwide. As of 2022, more than 55,000 Americans are living in prisons serving life without parole, their lives largely hidden from public view.

Marcus Kondkar and Calvin Duncan created The Visiting Room Project. Marcus is chair of the sociology department at Loyola University New Orleans, where he researches incarceration and sentencing patterns. Calvin is an expert in post-conviction law. After being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life without parole, he served 28½ years in Louisiana prisons before winning his freedom in 2011. Originally, Marcus and Calvin gathered information on life sentences for an academic audience, but, due to their shared belief that the public needs to hear directly from people who had served decades in prison, their collaboration became The Visiting Room Project, documenting stories of growth behind prison walls. Arthur Carter, who has served more than 30 years of a life sentence, captured the meaning of The Visiting Room Project during his interview, stating, “If I have to die here, I appreciate this opportunity to be able to let my voice be heard.”

Learn more.

The event will include a screening of some of the stories from The Visiting Room Project as well as a discussion featuring SCHR clients who have participated in the project and have since been released. This event is hosted in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library.

The Fear of Too Much Justice with Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak
2023-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) as we host former President and Senior Counsel Stephen B. Bright and immediate past Chair James Kwak to discuss their latest book, The Fear of Too Much Justice.

Almost 70 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote there ”can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.”

In The Fear of Too Much Justice, legendary death penalty defense attorney Stephen Bright and legal scholar James Kwak show the myriad ways the US criminal legal system fails to live up to this ideal of fairness: Innocent people are condemned to death and convicted of crimes because they cannot afford lawyers and because of the color of their skin. Racial discrimination in jury selection perpetuates all-white juries, even in communities that have substantial Black and Latino populations. The mentally disabled are incarcerated instead of given the treatment they need, while the poor are processed through many courts with little or no legal representation in an assembly-line fashion. And many courts act as centers of profit whose main purpose is to raise money by imposing fines on the most vulnerable in their community and jailing them when they cannot pay.

But Bright and Kwak also see the promise of meaningful change on the horizon. They point to jurisdictions across the political spectrum that have made significant progress. The use of the death penalty has plummeted, and the authors see a future where it will remain in only the most ardent holdouts. Public defender offices that protect clients from wrongful convictions have been established across the country, and many places have reduced the use of cash bail and stopped imposing fines and fees on people who cannot afford them.

The Fear of Too Much Justice is a timely and trenchant look at the numerous injustices occurring in criminal courts today and a practical look at how they can be corrected to create a brighter and more equitable future.

Books will be available for purchase the day of the event courtesy of Charis Books & More. Books are available for pre-order now to be picked up at Charis.

The event will include a book signing by Steve and James and a catered reception. Registration in advance is required.

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Mass Incarceration: Prioritizing Safety, Dignity & Rehabilitation in Georgia's Prisons
2023-07-26 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights Waleisah Wilson, Client Services Advocate, for a virtual conversation with SCHR attorney Ali Ganem to discuss issues that address and support safety, dignity, and rehabilitation within Georgia’s prisons.

Topics

Prison conditions & violence

Advocating for an incarcerated loved one’s safety or medical care

Tips on what to include in a parole packet

Host & Moderator

Waleisah Wilson, Client Services Advocate at Southern Center for Human Rights

Guest

Ali Ganem, Staff Attorney at Southern Center for Human Rights

Pain & Power: Confronting Police Violence in Atlanta
2023-08-19 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The King Center, 449 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30312, United States
We are pleased to extend you an invitation from the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) to attend the Stakeholder Symposium for our Community Safety and Police Violence project featuring Samuel Sinyangwe, Founder of Police Scorecard and Mapping Police Violence, on August 19th, 2023, from 9 AM to 3 PM at The King Center, 449 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.

We will welcome Samuel Sinyangwe, a renowned data scientist and co-founder of Campaign Zero, The Mapping Police Violence Project, and The Police Scorecard, as our keynote speaker. His notable contributions to countering police violence reflect our larger commitment to data-driven solutions. Because we believe the people closest to solutions are those closest to the problem, Atlanta residents who have participated in this project over the last year will also offer solutions directly to elected officials as community experts.

Legal Resources & Services for Adults and Youth: Reentry, Housing and Disabilities
2023-10-11 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Please join the Southern Center for Human Rights for a Community Connections Reentry Series event that will introduce you to legal services throughout Georgia that support and advocate for Georgians in the areas of housing, accessing services for children and adults with disabilities and mental illness, and for Georgians seeking legal help regarding criminal record related assistance such as expungements.

Please register and attend to hear each presenter’s overview of their legal services and how they may be able to assist you.

Guest Presenters

Shannon Mills, Supervising Attorney at Georgia Legal Services Program

Ann Colloton, Policy & Outreach Coordinator at Georgia Justice Project

Susan Goico, Director of the Disability Integration Project at Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Rich Merritt, Attorney (Housing) at Atlanta Legal Aid Society

27th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner
2023-10-19 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 9th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States
The Southern Center for Human Rights returns to Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 19th, for our annual Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner! Join us at 6:00 pm ET at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel as we celebrate this year’s honorees, Ruth Friedman, former SCHR attorney and Director of the Federal Capital Habeas Project, and Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, co-creators of the award-winning podcast Ear Hustle, which features stories of the daily realities of life inside San Quentin State Prison and people’s experiences after release from incarceration.

We will also take a moment to remember and celebrate the life of Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. led by former President and Senior Counsel Stephen B. Bright.

The Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner is SCHR’s flagship gala to recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate exceptional courage and tenacity in defending human rights and equal justice. This gala allows us to illuminate allies who share our vision and commitment to a more just society. Proceeds from the Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner support SCHR’s work to protect the civil and human rights of people ensnared by the criminal legal system.
