Virtual Meet and Greet with Gwen Carr – VIP Pass Holders Only
VIP Pass Holders will have the opportunity to meet and get a photo with Gwen Carr.
Mobilizing the Vote: Students Speak Out on Voter Registration and Engagement
Description From civil rights to environmental justice, students have been leading the movement to improve the health and well-being of their communities for decades. Voting... Read More
Community Organizing in the midst of a Pandemic and Ongoing Police Abuse
Description We will visit the gains of the civil rights era and the continued fight for justice and equality in our schools, prisons, streets, housing,... Read More
The Impact of Leadership Diversity On Policy and Legislative Efforts in the United States
Description This session will provide informative content regarding the need for greater leadership diversity at the local, state, and federal policy levels. The session will... Read More
Social Workers in the Movement for Social Justice
Description In this session, we will talk about the important role of Social Workers in “the movement” for social justice and why we are needed... Read More
Developing Empathy and Understanding for the Trauma, Grief, and Loss of Families Impacted by Violence
Description After the cameras leave, what happens to these families? Are they connected to mental health counselors for trauma and grief support? Are they constantly... Read More
RIGHT Care Team — Responding to Mental Health 911 Calls in Innovative Partnership
Description In 2018, the City of Dallas, Parkland Hospital, and Meadows Mental Health & Policy Institute launched a pilot program called the RIGHT Care Team.... Read More
Racism in Child Welfare
Description This discussion will highlight the systemic and structural racism that exists in child welfare institutions which directly and in-directly target, oppress and dismantle Black... Read More
System Reforms Have Failed – Time For Abolition
Description Black and Native children are over-surveilled, over-policed, and over-removed by the child welfare system. Decades of attempts at reform have failed to address this.... Read More