Events

Summer Justice Forum

Past Event
Thursday, Aug 13, 2020
6:00 PM ET

Join the Vera Institute of Justice and Graduate Students of Color for Justice Initiative for our second annual Summer Justice Forum.

Young people and students are on the frontlines of the recent national uprisings, radically shifting the conversation on racial equity and demanding a new vision for achieving justice. This event will bring together graduate students and young professionals for a conversation with leading advocates to understand this moment’s meaning for the larger justice movement and for their own lives and careers.

Speakers

  • Dr. Bettina Love
    Professor, Author, and Co-Founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network
  • Paola Mendoza
    Co-Founder of The Soze Agency, Co-Founder of Resistance Revival Chorus, Film Director, and Author
  • Victor Obaseki
    Director of Race, Equity and Inclusion, Vera Institute of Justice
  • Alexis Miller
    Rutgers Law '20 & GSOC Advisory Committee Member
  • LaShyra "Lash" Nolen
    Student Council President, Harvard Medical School
  • Josh Odam
    Founder and Curator, Healing While Black LLC