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Hi Everyone! September 9, 2016
Thanks for supporting the work of the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)!
The Transformative Justice Coalition
is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization
, formed in 2015
by Renowned Civil Rights Leader Barbara R. Arnwine.
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On Tuesday, September 6th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT, please join radio show host
Barbara Arnwine, Founder and President of
Transformative Justice Coalition, and her guests:
Brian McCoy, Sports Specialist and Advisor to the President of the Transformative Justice Coalition;
Caitlyn Cobb, Millennial and Homelessness Advocate;
Brenda Ford Harding, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Transformative Justice Coalition;
Ria Thompson Washington, Executive Vice-President of the National Lawyers' Guild; and, other guests.
Click guests' names for their bios. During the first half of the show, they will examine the ever-growing impact of the Kaepernick protest. They will discuss the reactions to Kaepernick's protest. Has he started a movement? Are too many Black athletes standing on the side-lines? What is the likely long-range impact of his protest?
The second half of the show will be devoted to a preview of the African American Women and the Law Conference to be held on
September 13-14th at the National Education Association, 1201 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC. They'll interview some of the speakers and organizers of this historic event. What is the purpose of this conference? Why now? Why are they involved? Why should you come to the conference?
To read the entire show description, click the show title that's in red above. Be sure to spread the word and Listen Live at
www.barbaraarnwine.com.
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The African American Women and the Law Conference (AAWLC) is only
7
days away!
Last week it was announced that the School Officer who threw the young Black teenage girl across the room at Springfield High School in South Carolina will not be charged. This conference could not be more timely as we have witnessed brazen social media attacks on Black women and girls including Alicia Keys, Blue Ivy and Leslie Jones. On Black Women's Equal Pay Day, notice was taken that Black women only earn 64 cents for every dollar earned by White men. Black girls are 6 times more likely to be disciplined in school than white girls! Domestic violence, police violence, entrepreneurial movements, higher educational achievement, tax policy, home ownership, homelessness, criminalization of Black women, images of Black women in the media will all be examined during this conference. These and so many other issues will be explored at this conference. Excitingly, the Conference will create strategies to advance African American women and girls.
The purpose of this conference is to develop a Black Women's Legal and Public Policy Agenda to guide our advocacy for the next number of years. The theme of the 2016 AAWLC is "Black Women Still Rising!: Ending Structural Racism, Patriarchy and Violence." Women of all professions, disciplines, ages, and backgrounds are invited to attend by registering for the Conference. It will be held at The National Education Association at 1201 16th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.
Tuesday will feature an evening Opening Reception & Program and Wednesday will be a full-day of plenaries, workshops, a luncheon, Agenda setting Closing Plenary and Farewell Reception.
Some of the speakers at the event will be Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Barbara Arnwine, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Michelle Bernard, Becky Pringle, Farah Tanis, Adrien Wing, Barbara Smith, Ebony McMorris, Charlene Carruthers, Cherelle Brown, Sharon J. Hill, Brenda Ford Harding, Reverend Attorney Sylvia Koffman, Ria Thompson-Washington, Samantha Masters, Alice Bullock, Vicki Washington, Monique Gamble, Caitlyn Cobb, Nicole Lee, Linda Goler Blount, and more.
Some of the 16 panels/workshop subjects will be:
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"ENDING THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS: BLACK WOMEN LIVING ON THE STREET",
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"PROTECTING BLACK WOMEN’S BODIES: THE FACE OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IN 2016",
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"RECLAIMING AND ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES: OUR FIGHTBACK AGAINST THE TAKING OF VOTING RIGHTS",
- "CREATING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE OUR ECONOMIC POWER",
- "#SayHerName: REDRESSING POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK WOMEN,
- WOMEN OF COLOR ON THE FRONTLINES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE", and so much more.
On our registration page, you'll see registration for panelists, media, and volunteers, along with normal registration prices. And don't forget to check out our social media pages:
We're social!
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Current Voting Rights Cases
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N. Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCrory, ___ F.3d ____ (4th Cir. 2016).
- 318,643 people were affected by North Carolina's voter ID law
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Veasey v. Abbott
, 815 F.3d 958 (5th Cir. 2016).
-600,000 people were affected by Texas’ voter ID law
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ONE WISCONSIN INSTITUTE, INC. v. Thomsen
, No. 15-cv-324-jdp (W.D. Wis. July 29, 2016). and
• Frank v. Walker, No. 11-C-1128 (E.D. Wis. July 29, 2016).
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• Brakebill v. Jaeger, No. 1:16-cv-008 (D.N.D. Aug. 1, 2016).
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*all sources’ numbers verified over multiple other sources
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UPCOMING BARBARA ARNWINE SPEAKING EVENTS
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Sept. 13th & 14th-- Washington D.C., African American Women and the Law Conference
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Sept. 16th-- Washington D.C., Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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Sept. 28th-- Washington D.C., Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
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Oct. 22nd--Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
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Nov. 17th
-- Washington D.C., Independent Sector
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