The Center on Crime, Race, and Justice alongside its Community Advisory Board will host the 5th Annual Race and Community Dialogue Series as a virtual community forum on Tuesday, October 28th from 3:30 to 5:00pm on Zoom.
Join us for a solutions-focused conversation bringing together practitioners, service providers, policymakers, and researchers to explore the complex challenges facing the Mass & Cass and Downtown communities.
Panelists:
- Deputy John Brown, Zone Commander, Bureau of Field Services, Boston Police Department
- Dr. Abigail Judge, Clinical & Forensic Psychologist; Co-Founder & Director, Boston Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT); Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
- Dr. Sandra Andrade, Senior Peer Advocate, Dee Kennedy Family Justice Center; Co-Director, Boston HEAT
- Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission
- Jada Y. Vaughan, PhD student, Criminology and Justice Policy & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University
Co-Moderators:
- Charlene D. Luma, LICSW, Chief of Staff, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, CRJ Community Advisory Board Member
- Sam Williams, Executive Director, Concord Prison Outreach
Co-Director, CRJ Community Advisory Board, Northeastern University
What to Expect:
- Insightful perspectives on public safety, substance use, and mental health
- Open discussion about challenges and potential solutions in the Mass & Cass community
- Opportunities to engage with experts and ask questions
This event will be virtual (via Zoom) and registration is required beforehand.
