WHAT: An open forum engaging the community-at-large, community organizations and community leadership in healthy discussion concerning the documented incidences of police brutality involving African American women in 2015 around the United States.
WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: First Congregational Church, 1024 Center St. North, Birmingham, AL 35204
EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00 AM Community Advocates Discussion Panel
MODERATOR: Brian Gosa, Free Lunch Podcast (Co-Founder)
PANELISTS:
- Kahmille Burroughs, Black Lives Matter Magic City (Co-Founder)
- Shera Grant, Attorney – Deputy Public Defender
- Avee-Ashanti Shabazz, Black Lives Matter Birmingham (Co-Founder)
- Lisa Sharlach, Associate Professor of Government and Director, Women’s and Gender Studies, UAB
- LaKesha Womack, Minister in the AME Zion Church and Radio Show Host
11:15 AM – 12:15 AM Breakout Sessions
- Workshop 1 My Daughter’s Keeper
- Facilitator: Minister Priscilla McWilliams
- Workshop 2 ShePower: The Power of Telling Your Own Story
- Facilitator: Attorney Javan Patton
- Workshop 3 Music in the Key of She: How Music Affects Her Identity
- Facilitator: Reverend Brandon Knight
- Workshop 4 Birmingham Police Department Update
- Facilitator: Deputy Chief Henry Irby, Birmingham Police Department
