POLICE PRACTICES & RACIAL JUSTICE [JUNE 3, 2021]
Presented by ACLU of Florida Greater Miami Chapter. The panel will discuss several topics related to the efficacy of current police practices; available methods of civilian oversight of police and current roadblocks to meaningful oversight; the anticipated pitfalls and consequences from HB1, now the Anti-Protest law; and other concerns about civil liberties and racial justice both locally and state-wide.
Panelists include:
- Florida State Senator Jason W. B. Pizzo. Chair, Committee on Criminal Justice
- Isaiah Smalls II, Race and Culture Reporter, Miami Herald
- Melba Pearson, Policy Director, FIU Center for the Administration of Justice
- Carrie Boyd, Florida Public Policy Counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center
- Rossana Arteaga-Gomez, Co-Chair, Miami ACLU legal panel and police practices committees, AXS Law Group
Moderated by: Nestor Ortiz, Statewide Initiatives Associate, ACLU of Florida
Where: Zoom
When: 6 P.M.
Registration (required): Available @ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_li1lmLh4Sjq75_rWJJE20w
NOTE: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.