Source:
Courtesy
/
United
Justice
Coalition
Last
week
(December
1st),
Roc
Nation
and
the
United
Justice
Coalition
hosted
its
2nd
annual
social
justice
summit
at
the
Javits
Center
in
New
York
City.
The
event
included
speaking
appearances
from
New
York
attorney
general
Letitia
James,
Fat
Joe,
Charlamagne
Tha
God,
Dr.
Michael
Eric
Dyson,
Angela
Rye,
Until
Freedom
co-founder
Tamika
Mallory,
Soledad
O’Brien,
CNN
chief
legal
analyst
Laura
Coates,
assistant
attorney
general
for
Civil
Rights
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice
Kristen
Clarke
and
many
more
that
drew
over
3,000
attendees.
Additionally,
the
summit
featured
over
60
national
and
local
non-profit
organizations
including
REFORM
Alliance,
Last
Prisoner
Project,
Innocence
Project,
Gathering
for
Justice,
etc.
that
provided
programs
and
resources
to
all
attendees
to
advocate
for
change
in
their
respective
communities.
The
summit
also
included
an
art
gallery
that
leveraged
artwork
that
told
the
stories
of
activism.
A
few
highlights
included
from
the
day
included:
-
Letitia
James,
Kristen
Clarke and Michelle
Miller
participated
in
a
fireside
chat
to
discuss
the
ongoing
fight
against
hate
crimes,
especially
in
this
political
climate. -
Fat
Joe
introduced
a
panel
that
featured
the
families
of Sean
Belland DJ
Henry –
both
of
whom
were
shot
and
killed
by
police
officers. -
Charlamagne
Tha
God
moderated
a
panel
about
mental
health
treatment
within
the
criminal
justice
system
with
The
Solution
Focused
Universe
founder
Elliott
Connie,
family
therapist
Dr.
Jay
Barnett,
Vibrant
Emotional
Health
national
director Laura
Evansand
Deputy
Director
at
the
Perlmutter
Center
for
Legal
Justice
Derek
Hamilton.
Check
out
photos
from
the
event
below!
