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APRIL 10: BARRY UNIVERSITY (Miami Shores) Restorative Justice Conference, “Abolishing the Death Penalty in Florida”. Fascinating speakers, workshops, and collaborative strategy sessions. Free. Public invited. Lunch served.
When: Friday, April 10. 9:00am – 3:00pm (Registration 8:30am)
Where: Broad Auditorium
Restorative Justice: Abolishing the Death Penalty in Florida, April 10, 2015
Sponsored by The South Florida Consortium for Restorative Justice and Barry University.
8:30am– Check in, outside of Broad Auditorium
9:00-9:50am– Broad auditorium.
Welcoming words by Consortium, Exoneree Seth Penalver, and theatrical performance by Barry University theater students.
10:00-10:50am– Workshop sessions
- Florida Death Penalty Overview, Dr. Laura Finley, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology (Andreas 111)
- Strategic Organizing for Abolition in Florida, Mark Elliott, Executive Director, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Andreas 112)
- Catholic Position on Abolition, Steffano Montano (Cor Jesu Chapel)
- Legal Issues with the Death Penalty, Michael Chance Meyer (Thompson 230)
11:00-11:50am-Workshop sessions
- Florida Death Penalty Overview, Dr. Laura Finley, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology (Andreas 111)
- Strategic Organizing for Abolition in Florida, Mark Elliott, Executive Director, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Andreas 112)
- Catholic Position on Abolition, Steffano Montano (Cor Jesu Chapel)
- Legal Issues with the Death Penalty, Michael Chance Meyer (Thompson 230)
12:00-1:00pm– Free lunch, Andreas 111
1-1:50pm– Strategic Organizing: Breakouts on the following topics:
- Education, Dr. Laura Finley (Andreas 111)
- Healing and Supporting Victim’s Families, SueZann Bosler (Kostka Room)
- Policy Strategy, Mark Elliott, Executive Director of FADP (Andreas 112)
- Legal Strategy, Steffano Montano (Lehman 104)
- Using Social Media, Carolina Rios (Cor Jesu Chapel)
2-2:30pm– Strategic collaboration and collective action- Andreas 111
2:30-3:00pm– Consortium leaders address next steps
For more information about the South Florida Consortium for Restorative Justice, visit www.rethink-justice.org
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