David Smith, owner of Sinclair Broadcasting, is supporting ballot initiatives that seek to diminish Black political power in Baltimore. This is part of a larger right-wing attack on the progress made in criminal justice reform, reparations, community-based violence prevention, and other progressive policy measures. This discussion will provide the audience with more information about these ballot initiatives and the work being done to fight them.

A critical discussion on the role and challenges of parents in the juvenile justice system.

Join us for an important conversation on liberating Baltimore from gun violence and centering the history and culture of African people in our responses to violence.

Join us for a powerful conversation with a panel of experts on implementing liberatory methodologies in our daily work. Broadly – we want to spark a regional conversation about liberatory methodologies in the human service field.

Get involved and join the conversation. Our hope is that this event will lead to standing meetings with interested human service professionals to engage in additional collective actions opportunities.

For over 10 years, the academic and public health sectors have promoted “violence prevention” non-profits as the “evidence based” alternative to mass incarceration and a solution to the shootings plauging