Hope, Opportunity and Race: Breaking the Poverty Prison Connection 

Help create a Delaware where all have fair and equal treatment and opportunities 

Join us in mobilizing Delaware towards racial justice. We will feature a number of speakers in the morning followed by workshops designed to hear your thoughts and ideas on how to change inequities in employment, criminal justice and policing.

Agenda 

8:30 to 9:00 AM:   Registration

9:00 to 9:30 AM:   Michelle Alexander Video, Welcome and Opening Remarks,

9:30 to 9:55 AM:   Dr. Karl Alexander, John Hopkins University; Race, Poverty and the
                           Implications for Urban Youth 

9:55 to 10:20 AM: C. Harris and Son, "Out of Ashes".

10:20 to 10:35 AM: Coffee Break

10:35 to 11:10 AM: Dr. Yasser Payne, Structural Racism Revisited: The Nasty Intersection of
                             Economic Violence and the Criminal Justice System.

11:10 to 11:30 AM: Keith James: From the Community

11:30 to 11:40: Closing morning session

Box Lunch

12:15 to 12:40 PM: Governor Markell & Mayor Williams / Chief Cummings

12:40 to 1:30 PM: Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. Strategies for Strong Families, Economic Self-
                           Sufficiency and Black Empowerment

Time to Move to Break-out Session Rooms

1:45 to 3:30 PM: Tell us your Ideas for changing inequities in employment, criminal justice and
                          policing systems in Delaware: 4 parallel break-out sessions:

Employment from Employee Perspective;

Employment from Employer Perspective;

Police Community Relationship;

Court System

3:30 to 4:00 PM: Summary of the break-out session output and closing reamrks  

 

Registration is Free.

However, donations are most welcome. Please send checks payable to: "Interface Coalition Building Block for Wilmington" and mail to: Rev. Patricia Downing, Treasurer, Trinity Parish, 1108, North Adams Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801Register Now!