Safe & Just Communities Summit, May 8-9, 2023

524 West 59th Street,New York NY 10019

08 May, 2023

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On May 8-9, 2023, national experts on public safety from across the country will come together at the Safe and Just Communities Summit at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Co-hosted by John Jay College and the National Urban League, this in-person Summit will provide a comprehensive, community-centered framework for safe communities – communities that are Resourced, Just, Healthy, and Restored. It will offer an opportunity to learn from policymakers, practitioners, advocates and researchers from around the country who will share programs, strategies, and research that support this framework for public safety. Summit Hours: Monday, May 8th, 9am-4:30pmTuesday, May 9th, 8:30am-12:45pmSummit Website For more information about the summit, please access the Summit website. Summit Keynote Speakers: US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Associate Attorney General Vanita GuptaNational Urban League President & CEO Marc MorialJohn Jay College President Karol Mason (former head of the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs)Featured speakers: Amy Solomon, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice ProgramsAlvin Bragg, Manhattan District AttorneAswad Thomas, Vice President, Alliance for Safety and JusticeNick Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute of JusticeSyrita Steib, Founder and Executive Director, Operation RestorationBen Horowitz, Co-founder, AH DatalyticsPatrice Sultan, Executive Director, DC Justice LabBruce Western, Director, The Square One ProjectJeremy Travis, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures,Vivian Nixon, Writer in Residence, The Square One ProjectSasha Cotton, Senior Strategy Director, National Network of Safe CommunitiesSam Vaughn, Deputy Director of Community Services, Richmond Office of Neighborhood SafetyFatimah Loren Dreier, Executive Director, HAVIJens Ludwig, Director, Chicago Crime LabDaniela Gilbert, Redefining Public Safety Director, Vera Institute of JusticeFreya Rigterink, Executive Director, Policing ProjectAnthony Holloway, Chief of Police, St. Petersburg, FloridaMoki Macias, Executive Director, Atlanta Policing Alternatives and Diversion InitiativeShannon Scully, Senior Advisor for Justice and Crisis Response Policy, NAMIWalter Katz, Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold VenturesMarq Claxton, Director of Public Relations and Political Affairs, Black Law Enforcement AllianceSean Smoot, Director and Chief Legal Counsel, Police Benevolent & Protective Association of Illinois Tiffany Crutcher, Executive Director, Terence Crutcher FoundationDeborah Witzburg, Inspector General, City of ChicagoHeather Warnken, Executive Director, Center for Criminal Justice ReformDouglas Wood, Criminal Justice Reform Initiative Director, Aspen InstituteAlejandro Gimenez-Santana, Executive Director, Newark Public Safety CollaborativeLaTonya Tate, Councilor, Birmingham City CouncilCory Miskell, Colorado State Director, Latino Coalition for Community LeadershipAnthony Smith, Executive Director, Cities UnitedJames Brodick, Chief Program Officer, Center for Justice InnovationJeff Butts, Professor and Director, John Jay College Research and Evaluation CenterMichelle Kondo, Research Social Scientist, USDARenita Francois, Chief Strategy Officer, Tides AdvocacyCandice Jones, President and CEO, Public Welfare FoundationSheena Meade, Director, Clean Slate InitiativeLiz Miranda, State Senator, MassachusettsMalik Nevels, Chief Operating Officer, TASCLinsey Davis, Anchor, ABC NewsJonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post and Anchor, MSNBCSharon Weston Broome, Mayor, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ras, Baraka, Mayor, City of NewarkTishaura Jones, Mayor, St. Louis, MissouriChokwe Lumumba, Mayor, Jackson, MississippiNick Suplina, Senior Vice President for Law and Policy, EverytownGreg Jackson, Executive Director, Community Justice Action FundHarold Love, State Representative, TennesseeBea Hanson, Senior Advisor, NYC Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based ViolenceBernadine Waller, Research Fellow, Columbia UniversityJuan Carlos Arean, Program Director, Futures Without ViolenceAnnita Lucchesi, Founder, Sovereign Bodies InstituteJasmine Tyler, Executive Director, Policy Innovation LabKassandra Frederique, Executive Director, Drug Policy AllianceChristopher Alexander, Executive Director, New York Office of Cannabis ManagementKaren Freeman-Wilson, President and CEO, Chicago Urban League Ed Chung, Vice President of Initiatives, Vera Institute of JusticeKhalil G. Muhammad, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard UniversityJami Hodge, Executive Director, Equal Justice USAArva Rice, President and CEO, New York City Urban LeagueThe Summit website will be updated regularly with speakers and the program agenda. It will include multiple panels on key public safety issues, including: Implementing community-based strategies to address violenceTransforming responses to people in crisisAdvancing policing and police accountabilityEnding cycles of perpetual punishment and restoring rightsPartnering with communities on public safetyProven policies for reducing gun violenceDevelopments in drug policy