ACLU of Mississippi

Using the Restorative Justice Framework, the workshop will be designed for social justice advocates interested in developing strategies to end police brutality and its harsh consequence towards the juvenile justice system. Through identifying shared advocacy goals, we will work to develop concrete strategies for using advocacy mechanisms to expose and end police brutality, and to bring about reform within the juvenile justice system. The interactive training will be of use to all groups and individuals engaged in work on unreasonable school policies and police, including practicing lawyers, policy advocates, community organizers, and communications strategists. It will be of benefit to advocates across the U.S. facing similar problems. The event is an opportunity for activists to learn and to share experiences and strategies with other social justice advocates. FORMAT: Participants will be given a mini “quiz” in which presenters will ask a series of questions and ask people to quietly write down their answers. Then presenters will discuss everyone's answers to each question in turn. After everyone has had a chance to write down their answers to each question, go around the room and ask everyone, one at a time, to tell the group their answer to the first question. Discuss everyone’s answers, and then repeat this process for the remaining questions during the workshop.

Using the Restorative Justice Framework, the workshop will be designed for social justice advocates interested in developing strategies to end police brutality and its harsh consequence towards the juvenile justice system. Through identifying shared advocacy goals, we will work to develop concrete strategies for using advocacy mechanisms to expose and end police brutality, and to bring about reform within the juvenile justice system. The interactive training will be of use to all groups and individuals engaged in work on unreasonable school policies and police, including practicing lawyers, policy advocates, community organizers, and communications strategists. It will be of benefit to advocates across the U.S. facing similar problems. The event is an opportunity for activists to learn and to share experiences and strategies with other social justice advocates. FORMAT: Participants will be given a mini “quiz” in which presenters will ask a series of questions and ask people to quietly write down their answers. Then presenters will discuss everyone's answers to each question in turn. After everyone has had a chance to write down their answers to each question, go around the room and ask everyone, one at a time, to tell the group their answer to the first question. Discuss everyone’s answers, and then repeat this process for the remaining questions during the workshop.