Virtual - Greater Miami Chapter: Police Practices and Racial Justice in Miami-Dade County

June 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm 7:30 pm

Join the Greater Miami Chapter of the ACLU of Florida on Thursday, June 3, for a panel discussion on policing and racial justice.

The panel will discuss policing in Miami-Dade County; available methods of civilian oversight of police and current roadblocks to meaningful oversight; the anticipated pitfalls and consequences from HB1, the anti-protest law; and other concerns about civil liberties and racial justice both locally and statewide.

Panelists:

  • Rossana Arteaga-Gomez, Co-Chair, Greater Miami Chapter legal panel and police practices committee, AXS Law Group
  • Jason W. B. Pizzo, Florida State Senator - Chair, Committee on Criminal Justice
  • C. Isaiah Smalls II, Race and Culture Reporter, Miami Herald
  • Melba Pearson, Policy Director, FIU Center for the Administration of Justice
  • Carrie Boyd, Florida Public Policy Counsel, SPLC Action Fund

Moderated by: Nestor Ortiz, Statewide Initiatives Associate, ACLU of Florida