Rutgers Law School, in collaboration with the United Methodist Women, is hosting a symposium that will bring together advocates, organizations and individuals who want to collaborate on the issue of Detention and Mass Incarceration of Children of Color and their Families.The symposium is taking place at the Center for Law and Justice at 123 Washington St. in Newark. It is free to attend.
The symposium will examine the issue of mass incarceration from two perspectives - children of color in the immigration system and children of color in the educational system.
Sponsors
- Rutgers Education and Health Law Clinic
- Rutgers Center for Immigration Law, Policy and Justice
- Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights
In collaboration with the United Methodist Women of New Jersey
SCHEDULE
Immigration Panel | 9:15am - 10: 45am
- Kimberly Krone, Director, First Friends
- Sara Cullinane, Esq/Director, Make the Road New Jersey
- Janice Rosheuvel, Racial Justice Trainer/Former Racial Justice Director, UMW
- Sahar Aziz, Rutgers Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights
- Dr. Aida Ismael-Lennon
Break 10:45 - 11 am
Education Panel | 11:00am - 12:30pm
- Prof. Jennifer Rosen Valverde, Director, H.E.A.L. Collaborative, Moderator
- Portia Allen-Kyle, Esq, ACLU
- Dr. Susan Herschman
- Prof. Esther Canty-Barnes - Director, Education and Health Law Clinic
Lunch and Assignment of Groups
Guided Discussions | 12:00 -1:00pm
Report Group Discussions and Outcomes - 1:00-1:30pm