Decarceration Forum
Join us in discussing how to reduce the number of people
incarcerated in our prisons.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
3:00pm to 6:00pm (Doors at 2:30pm)
Elisabeth Irwin High School, 40 Charlton Street
Free with RSVP: https://forms.gle/aij3VUGBkn6HEUjg9
A panel discussion with:
Moderator: Justice (ret.) Emily Jane Goodman
- Hon. Helen Rosenthal, Councilmember, 6th District
- Mark Shervington, Statewide Community Organizer, Release Aging People from Prison
- Lucy Lang, Executive Director, Center for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Tina Luongo, Attorney-In-Charge, Legal Aid NYC Criminal Defense Practice
Introductory remarks by David Siffert, President, Village Independent Democrats; Allen Roskoff, Co-Chair, Candles for Clemency and President, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club; and Kathy Slawinski, Recording Secretary, Village Independent Democrats.
Sponsors (in formation): Coalition for a District Alternative, Downtown Independent, Democrats, Gramercy-Stuvesant Independent Democrats, Hell’s Kitchen Democrats, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, United Democratic Organization, Village Independent Democrats.
For more information, contact president@villagedems.org or go to www.villagedems.org.