#  Resisting Police Violence in the Americas: Mothers on the Front Lines 

 



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 **October 8, 2020** 

 04:00PM - 05:30PM EDT 

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 **Speakers:** Dorothy Holmes, Ronnieman Foundation and Justice for Families, Chicago, US; Débora Maria da Silva, Mothers of May, Brazil; Rute Fiuza, Mothers of May of the Northeast, Brazil; Jacqueline Castillo, Mothers of False Positives of Soacha and Bogotá, Colombia; Cristina Bautista Salvador, Mothers and Fathers of the 43 Disappeared Students of Ayotzinapa, Mexico  
**Moderated by:** Yanilda Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

 Join us for the first event of the “What Justice Looks Like” discussion series: a conversation with mothers from across the Americas who, after losing children to police and state violence, have become powerful activists fighting for justice and institutional changes to end state violence affecting Black, indigenous, and low-income youth.

 *This event will be held in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Simultaneous translation will be offered for all three languages.*

 *This event is sponsored by Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Center for Public Leadership, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, DRCLAS Brazil Office, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at the Weiner Center for Social Policy.*



 

 



 

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- [ Andes & Southern Cone ](/programs-initiatives/andes-southern-cone)
- [ Brazil Studies ](/programs-initiatives/brazil-studies)
- [ Mexico ](/programs-initiatives/mexico)
 
 

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