08 Feb Re-Imagining the Movement to End Gender Violence Symposium
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From 12:30 PM until 3:00 PM ET
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Free
Presented by the Race & Social Justice Law Review at the University of Miami School of Law
Description
On February 18, join the Race & Social Justice Law Review for a symposium in which Restorative Justice practitioners will share how they re-imagine gender based violence. Restorative practices can build community and resiliency, respond to experiences of systemic racialized gender oppression for youth of color, and prevent causing sexual harms. The symposium will feature introductions by Donna Coker, a keynote presentation by sujatha baliga, and two panel discussions:
Panel 1: Building Resiliency & Community for Youth
- Thalia González, Professor of Politics at OXY Occidental College
- C. Quince Hopkins, JD, LL.M, S.J.D. (ABD), Director, Erin Levitas Initiative for Sexual Violence Prevention-University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- Wakumi Douglas, Founder of S.O.U.L Sisters Leadership Collective
Panel 2: Restorative Justice Responses to Harm
- Jennifer Llewellyn, Professor of Law; Chair in Restorative Justice and Director of the Restorative Research, Innovation and Education Lab (RRIELab)
- Aparna Polavarapu, Associate Professor at the U of SC School of Law and the Executive Director and Founder of the South Carolina Restorative Justice Initiative.
- Charisa Kiyô Smith, Esq., Associate Professor at CUNY School of Law, Co-Director of the Family Law Practice Clinic