This year's Peace and Justice Summit, held at the Long Beach Convention Center, was a major success. With speakers from around the nation, the summit focused on several issue subjects including alternatives to incarceration & criminalization on drug usage, disparities in mental services, the welfare ban, education, housing and community resources, employment discrimination, and "ban the box."
Kim Carter, from Time for Change Foundation, gave a presentation titled, "The Disease of Incarceration," which was received with praise from the audience.
The event was met with several influential community members on the panel, including Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, Vice Mayor of the City of Long Beach Suja Lowenthal, Mayor Jim Dear of the City of Carson, and City of Long Beach Councilman Dee Andrews.
Wake up America! and look at what is happening, Peace and Justice Summit. This is our cry We the people will not sit idlely by and watch you destroy our lives. We are taking action NOW! Thank you all for coming out and speaking out. Together we stand..Together we win.
ReplyDeletePeace and justice is what we need to live in this world without it would be all bad we the people are taking action.We can't have peace without justice and we can't have justice without peace.
ReplyDeleteIt's time to Take Action California!!!! People are seriously starting to stand up for thier RIGHTS.. We refuse to just stand by any longer and let our rights be VIOLATED... While at this present time our lives are being taking away from us....NO FAIR HOUSING,NO EMPLOYMENT,NO FOOD STAMPS just because we made a mistake.
ReplyDeleteThe Peace and Justice Summit Is just the tip of the ice-berge. We will continue to FIGHT this FIGHT until we The FORMERLY INCARCERATED and CONVICTED PEOPLE have the same RIGHTS and OPPORTUNITY as EVERYONE ELSE
JUSTICE-JUST*US--"NO"-ALL OF US OR NONE!!
I agree with Juanita!!! We need to stand up for our rights and the rights of our people who have no power.. See they don't have to worry about anything because their jobs are secured.. Justice for all if not justice for none!!!!
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