UNLOCKING POTENTIAL: EDUCATION IS THE KEY A CONVERSATION MODERATED BY ANGIE MARTINEZ

Black and Latino men and women are the people most impacted by mass incarceration, therefore as we celebrate Latino Heritage Month we want to use this platform to outline the various benefits of facilitating access to higher education for the people who have criminal justice involvement. The discussion will also seek to outline the consequences which arise when institutions of higher education ask formerly incarcerated individuals to disclose their justice involvement and the unforeseen collateral consequences on society.

Additionally, this important discussion will draw on the wisdom of its diverse panelists, to propose solutions in increasing access to higher education, and to discuss current efforts to do so.

Organizer

Leyla Martinez

Formerly Incarcerated Student | Columbia University

Council Member | National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls

Performer

Mysonne Linen

Independent | Hip Hop Artist

Moderator

Angie Martinez (The Voice of New York)

Multimedia Host | New York’s Power 105.1

Author | My Voice: A Memoir

Panelists

Elias Alcantara

Senior Associate Director | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

The White House

Malika Saada Saar

Senior Counsel | Civil and Human Rights

Google Inc.

Geraldine Downey,

Professor | Columbia University

Program Director | Center for Justice | Columbia University

Johnny Perez,

Mental Health Safe Reentry Advocate | Mental Health Project Urban Justice Center

Formerly Incarcerated Student | St. Francis College

Alan Rosenthal

Criminal Defense | Civil Rights Attorney

Center for Community Alternatives

FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION

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