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Unmaking the Carceral City

Unmaking the Carceral City

      January 16, 2020  |  0

Growing inequality in global cities has produced increased rates of violence and crime, a lack of affordable housing, and communities segregated by class and race. This panel will discuss different modalities of urban justice, gentrification, protest, collective power, and state-sponsored violence in Dallas and around the globe. Panelists will explore non-carceral antiviolence alternatives and the potential for solidarity and learning in cross-national contexts.

Dr. Anne Gray Fischer
Speaker
Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Anne Gray FischerSpeaker

Anne Gray Fischer is an assistant professor of women’s history at UT-Dallas. Her research on race, gender, and law enforcement in twentieth-century U.S. cities has appeared in the Journal of American History and the Journal of Social History, as well as nonacademic publications including the Washington Post. 

 

Kristian Hernandez
Speaker
National Political Committee Member
Democratic Socialists of America
Kristian HernandezSpeaker

Kristian Hernandez (she/her) is a first-generation daughter of Mexican immigrants, born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She was recently elected to the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a role that puts her in the primary political leadership of the largest socialist organization in the US. Her home chapter, DSA North Texas, has been active in Dallas since 2016, and she served as it’s co-chair from 2016-2018. She has a background in immigrant rights organizing, having served as a Community Outreach chair and two-term Vice President for a local grassroots immigrant rights group, the North Texas Dream Team. During the day, Kristian is a Human Resources professional.

Sara Mokuria
Moderator
Associate Director for Leadership Initiatives
Institute for Urban Policy Research
Sara MokuriaModerator

Sara Mokuria brings her high-level experience in project management, program design, and community engagement, combined with lifelong passions for justice, equity, and arts and culture to shape the work of the Institute for Urban Policy Research. She is a co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, a founding partner of the Steward Cultural Development Group, and a co-founder of Young Leaders Strong City. Sara is a sought-after educator, community organizer, project manager, and facilitator with expertise in public policy, equity, and cultural organizing. She holds a bachelor’s degree from New School University and two master’s degrees from Simmons College. Project highlights include coordinating locally for the Race Forward: Facing Race Conference in Dallas and Alternate ROOTS: ROOT Weekend, and co-creating/project managing Trans.lation Vickery Meadow. Sara has served as a board member at The Dallas Peace Center, Parents as Teachers program at Lumin Education, and on the International Mechanism Coordinating Committee for the US Human Rights Network. Mokuria has taught high school in Dallas and Boston, and at the University of Texas at Dallas and Paul Quinn College. Sara is a mother and lives with her family in Dallas, TX.

Nikiya Natale
Speaker
Immigration and Civil Rights
Attorney at Law
Nikiya NataleSpeaker

Nikiya Natale is an attorney with an extensive background in the areas of immigration and civil rights. Her work focuses mostly on critical issues affecting the Muslim community. Nikiya previously served as the inaugural Legal Director for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Her prior experience also includes managing the immigration legal program at Refugee Services of Texas. Nikiya earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. Nikiya also fights for abortion access as the Statewide Manager with both the Texas Equal Access Fund and Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity and serves on the Legislative Committee for the Innocence Project of Texas.

Brittany White
Speaker
Faith in Texas
Brittany WhiteSpeaker

Brittany is an upcoming professional voice for formerly incarcerated Black women. As an organizer, strategist, and trainer she centers her work in ensuring that women and their unique experience in America’s criminal justice system are not erased from conversations and solutions around gun violence and mass incarceration. Most recently, Brittany organized a month-long bailout initiative in Dallas County that raised more than $31k dollars to free people of color from jail and provide wraparound services such as housing assistance and counseling. Inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:11, “Everything is beautiful in it’s own time,” Brittany dreams of creating healing spaces for Black women.

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