Conference: “Abolishing the Death Penalty in Florida”

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

1. Florida Death Penalty Overview, Dr. Laura Finley, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology (Andreas 111)
2. Strategic Organizing for Abolition in Florida, Mark Elliott, Executive Director, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Andreas 112)
3. Catholic Position on Abolition, Steffano Montano (Cor Jesu Chapel)
4. Legal Issues with the Death Penalty, Michael Chance Meyer (Thompson 230)

11:00-11:50am-Workshop sessions

1. Florida Death Penalty Overview, Dr. Laura Finley, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology (Andreas 111)
2. Strategic Organizing for Abolition in Florida, Mark Elliott, Executive Director, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Andreas 112)
3. Catholic Position on Abolition, Steffano Montano (Cor Jesu Chapel)
4. 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