Community and Legislative Forum on School Segregation in New Jersey
November 21, 2019 - 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, NJ
Join with education, civil rights, labor, faith and local elected leaders on November 21, 2019 to discuss the pressing issue of school segregation in New Jersey. You can register to confirm your attendance here.
The symposium, organized by Building One New Jersey and held at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, will grapple with the serious problem and debilitating consequences of New Jersey's racially segregated schools.
And it will put forward a community and legislative response aimed at reducing segregation, strengthening communities and improving education for all students.
It will start at 6:30 PM and end at 8:00 PM at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, 353 S New Rd, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
The convening will include experts, civil rights lawyers and historians and well as educators, parents, local leaders and state policy makers.
Speakers include:
John C. Brittain
Olie W. Rauh Professor of Law, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Stephen M. Sweeney
President of the New Jersey Senate
Ashley Bennett
Atlantic County Freeholder
Rev. Willie Francois
Pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ
Yolanda Melville, Esquire
President of the NAACP Next Generation (“NextGen”) Alumni Leadership Council
Frank Santo
Councilman, Galloway Township, NJ
Phil D. Murphy (invited)
Governor of New Jersey
Craig J. Coughlin (invited)
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
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