Rock2Reclaim works to handle the dangerous influence the carceral system has on people and their households. In solidarity and partnership, BLACK ENTERPRISE helps the group‘s upcoming initiative, By way of the Eyes of a Girl: From Emancipation to Reclamation, a panel collection that facilities legal justice advocates and group leaders as they talk about a number of subjects surrounding the judicial system. The occasion takes place on Sunday, June 25, on the Brooklyn Museum in New York Metropolis and kick off at 1:00 PM with opening remarks that honor Kenneth P. Thompson, the primary Black district legal professional of Brooklyn.
Audio system—together with Rebecca Brown from the Innocence Mission—will take the stage to debate the legal justice system, and will probably be adopted by a collection of panels with particular friends Kiki Dunston of Hudson Hyperlink for Increased Training in Jail, Gwen Carr, the mom of Eric Garner and founding father of the E.R.I.C. Initiative Basis, and extra.
The primary panel, titled “What You Have to Know,” will contain advocates Angela Richardson-Black, Jo-Ann Santana, and Aisha Salaam as they talk about their journeys as activists and share their challenges. All three ladies are sisters to members of the Exonerated 5, the notorious group of younger males who have been wrongfully-incarcerated for sexual assault, and served between 5 and 12 years in jail earlier than being freed.
Richardson-Black, the sister of Exonerated 5’s Kevin Richardson, labored tirelessly with the households of the opposite jailed boys to struggle to overturn their wrongful convictions. After their launch, she based the Exonerated Central Park 5 Group and now works as a licensed actual property agent. Salaam, whose brother is Yusuf Salaam, was motivated to advocacy work following her brother’s unjust conviction. She and her household have devoted 30 years to serving to households like theirs, preventing for these wrongfully convicted. Santana is the sister of Raymond Santana. As a sufferer of home violence, she credit God as the explanation for her survival. Following undergraduate faculty, the place she studied theology, Sanatana practices her ministry by serving her group via meals pantry outreach.
The second panel, moderated by Carr, will embody youth advocates Daichoi Dunston, Adedoyin Abimbola, and Aaliyah Salaam, discussing methods to convey younger folks one step nearer to security. Sharon Content material, the founder and CEO of Youngsters of Promise, will average the third and last panel that includes Kiki Dunston, Lisette Bamenga, and Natasha White. These ladies, who all work to offer a neater transition for formerly-incarcerated people, will talk about life after imprisonment. Occasion sponsors embody AYR Wellness; Harlem Group Growth Company; Sigma Gamma Rho; Hudson Hyperlink For Increased Training In Jail and Justice For The Wrongfully Incarcerated.
This Rock2Reclaim initiative is a community-based occasion that all of us must be invested in. Observe Rock2Reclaim on Instagram to discover out extra concerning the group and keep within the loop for present information.
This occasion is open to the general public. Register right here.
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