From: Communications [mailto:Communications@hssu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:05 PM
Subject: Ferguson - One Year Later, a symposium hosted by Harris-Stowe State University - SUNDAY, August 9, 4 PM
Good Day,
Please join us for a thoughtful series of panel discussion about the social justice movement launched over the past year.
Harris-Stowe State University
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed; Tishaura O. Jones, treasurer, city of St. Louis; Michael Butler, 79th district representative; Retired Senior Policy Advisor for St. Louis County Mike Jones; Shira Truitt of The Truitt Law Firm; Nyrota Uhuru of Hands Up.com; Rev. Ronald Bobo, Sr. Pastor, Westside Baptist Church; Rev. Anthony Witherspoon, Pastor of Washington Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church; Miranda Jones, vice president of vice president of youth, family and clinical services for Better Family Life and other community leaders
WHAT: A symposium, “Ferguson, the World, One Year Later,” to explore the ongoing movement for social justice in view of the various issues confronting our communities
WHEN: Sunday, August 9, 2015
4 p.m.
WHERE: Harris-Stowe State University’s Emerson Performance Theatre
3026 Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
HISTORY: On the anniversary of the death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, Jr., the St. Louis community observes this solemn occasion with a thoughtful assessment of the events of the past year including the immediate unrest, actions of the Ferguson Commission, the nationwide displays of activism and the calls for peace in recent weeks.
Contact: Pier Scott – (314) 340-3391 or (314) 737-8020 or scottp@hssu.edumailto:scottp@hssu.edu