Date:
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location:
Fox Valley Technical College, Room A170 (Entrance 16), Appleton
This even has been cancelled due to extreme cold. Watch this space for a new date, tentatively February 21.
This presentation by Sean Wilson, Smart Justice Statewide Organizer for the ACLU of Wisconsin, describes the ACLU of Wisconsin’s multi-year effort to reduce Wisconsin’s jail and prison populations by 50 percent and to eliminate racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
“Wisconsin locks up more African-American males than any other state in the country, and our state government invests more money into prisons than it does the entire University of Wisconsin System.” -Sean Wilson
For more information about Smart Justice, visit https://www.aclu-wi.org/smart-justice
Co-sponsored by ESTHER, EXPO, and the Megan Kelley Foundation
Join the organizers of WISDOM, ESTHER's parent organization, as they help us deepen our understanding of implicit bias and the ways it impedes our ability to connect with people of different races.
As part of Black History Month 2019, the City of Appleton is presenting the film, Eyes on the Prize, at the Appleton Public Library. Join us for a film viewing and community conversation.
Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, this film traces the civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott to passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The State of Affairs: What is Black Liberation in 2019?
Keynote speaker: Funmilola Fagbamila, Nigerian American scholar, activist, playwright and artist. Professor of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. A founding member of the Black Lives Matter movement, Professor Fagbamila will speak and engage the community in conversations on Black Liberation.
Mr. I’m Possible, Keith Brown, will speak about Black history and engage Professor Fagbamila in a conversation about the state of Black America.
Theme: Why Keep Dreaming? A Time For Action
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