WORKSHOP SESSION 1
1A. Ferguson Uprising 10 Years Later: Exploring the multifaceted contributors to the Ferguson uprising and the journey toward healing and progress over the past decade. - Veta Jeffery, President of Jeffery Consultants
1B. City of Omaha Restorative Justice Diversion Program: An overview of Omaha Restorative Justice Diversion Program and the why behind it, including data regarding the program's impacts. - Deputy Chief Steve Cerveny, Assistant City Prosecutor Lindsey Bitzes, Director of Human Rights & Relations Department Cailin Dejillas, Assistant Director of Human Rights & Relations Department Christian Espinosa Torres
1C. Justice Collaborations: Does Your County Need a Criminal Justice Coordinating Council? - Jerry Evans, Coordinator of the Polk County Iowa CJCC / Lifting Justice: How the Nebraska Bar Association Champions Justice through Community Collaboration and Programing Elizabeth Neely, Executive Director, Nebraska Bar Association
1D. Justice for All: Hot Topics in the ACLU of Nebraska's Fight for Civil Liberties. 1) An introduction to the ACLU of Nebraska 2) The growing risks of criminalization of pregnancy loss 3) Immigrants' rights in Omaha Immigration Court and 4) LB 20 and voting restoration. – Joy Kathurima, Legal and Policy Counsel; Jason Witmer, Policy Fellow; Dylan Severino, Immigration Legal Fellow; Scout Richters, Policy Director, ACLU of Nebraska
1E. Diverse Juries Matter: The Campaign to Achieve Juries in Nebraska that Are Truly Representative of The Communities They Serve - Russell Lovell, Drake Law Professor Emeritus & Co-Chair, Iowa-Nebraska NAACP Legal Redress Committee & Tom Riley, Douglas County Public Defender