AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLICY FORUM

Please Join the African American Policy Forum  for the next event in our Breaking the Silence  National Town Hall Series   BALTIMORE TOWN HALL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR  Saturday, April 25 12:00pm-4:00pm Morgan State University Student Center Theatre 1700 East Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Parking is available on campus in the parking garage. For directions, click here.    REGISTER HERE       In 2014, AAPF launched a town hall series on women and girls of color in cities throughout the country. Thus far, hearings have been held in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City, with each convening gathering between 50 and 350 participants. To see a preview of the series, please click here.  Our commitment in hosting these hearings is to bring the circumstances facing girls and women of color out of the shadows and squarely into public policy debates. Women and girls of color will provide testimony across a range of issue areas, including school push-out, incarceration, public and private violence, trafficking, foster care, economic wellbeing and homelessness. Key decision makers will participate in the hearings as commissioners to suggest and advance tangible interventions. Historically, government hearings have been held on men and boys of color, generating a deeper understanding among stakeholders of their specific needs. These hearings have led to increased public will and ultimately, the development of the black male achievement landscape we see today. Through hosting similar hearings on women and girls of color, we hope to increase our nation’s collective understanding of the disparities they experience, both those that are common to and different from their male counterparts. Please join us in calling for a comprehensive and gender inclusive racial justice agenda!  If you have any questions please contact info@aapf.org