RI Day of Empathy: Ending Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Event is virtual
Where:
Zoom
Providence, RI
When: Tuesday, March 2nd, 12:00 p.m. Eastern time

Join the Formerly Incarcerated Union of Rhode Island as we host the RI Day of Empathy. Our event will highlight the voices of directly impacted leaders as they share their stories during and following incarceration to drive change. Directly impacted leaders will then be joined by RI legislators, a former department of correction administrator and advocates to discuss efforts to reduce the harms of the criminal legal system here in RI.
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Facilitator
Cherie Cruz | Directly Impacted Leader, Co-Founder of FIU-RI and JLUSA 2020 Alum

Panelists
Meko Lincoln | Peer Recovery Specialist, Directly Impacted Leader and FIU-RI Leadership

Herica Mercado | Directly Impacted Leader who survived imprisonment and solitary confinement from a directly impacted woman’s perspective.

Jay | Directly Impacted Leader who survived the deprivations that accompanies every aspect of solitary confinement.

Esteem Brumfield | Former - Alameda County Public Health Commissioner
US Fulbright Research Fellow

Leonela Felix | RI House of Representative

Tiara Mack | Senator

Roberta Richman| RIDOC Former Assistant Director


Empathy Network advocates and organizers across our nation will seek to explore the role of empathy in changing existing policies and practices in our criminal legal system. On Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021, we will gather for the fifth annual Day of Empathy. By registering for this #DayofEmpathy event, your email will be shared with Dream Corps, the event organizer, and their affiliated organization.

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