BREAKING THE SILENCE...

Please join the African American Policy Forum and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School for the next event in our National Town Hall Series: BREAKING THE SILENCE NEW ORLEANS TOWN HALL ON WOMEN OF COLOR Thursday, June 18th 3:00-6:00pm Hyatt Regency Hotel Conference Room Celestin D 601 Loyola Ave New Orleans, LA 70113 Organized in partnership with: The National Organization for Women The Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies Women With A Vision Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy Project South If you're a women of color living in the New Orleans area and would like to share your story at the town hall, please email: rachel.gilmer@aapf.org Join the conversation online: #BreakingtheSilenceNOLA   CLICK HERE TO RSVP Join us as women of color share the challenges they face in New Orleans across a range of issues, including criminalization,  mass incarceration, domestic violence, sexual assault, economic marginalization, housing discrimination and post-Katrina recovery. Key decision makers will participate to suggest and advance tangible interventions. This Town Hall is being organized in partnership with the National NOW Conference.  About Breaking the Silence:  In 2014, AAPF launched Breaking the Silence, a town hall hearing series on women and girls of color. Thus far, hearings have been held in Miami, Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta with each convening gathering between 50 and 350 participants. To see a video preview of the series, please click here. Our commitment in hosting these hearings is to bring the circumstances facing women and of color out of the shadows and squarely into public policy debates. 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 as we listen to women of color in New Orleans. Together we can lift up the realities they face and demand their inclusion in our racial justice agendas!   For questions or to recieve more information about the town hall, please contact: info@aapf.org Facebook Twitter Website Instagram YouTube About the African American Policy Forum Founded in 1996, AAPF was developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote women’s rights in the context of struggles for racial equality. It serves as an information clearinghouse that works to bridge the gap between scholarly research and public debates on questions of inequality, discrimination and injustice. Website: www.aapf.org  Email Address: afampolicyforum@gmail.com Phone Number: (212) 854-8041 Mailing Address: African American Policy Forum, Inc. 435 West 116th Street, Rm. 827 New York, NY 10025