Why Race Matters: Introduction to Speaker Series

Speaker: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Date: April 8 2021, 3-4pm

This module kicks off  CPCS’s Why Race Matters Speaker Series.  A call to action for participants to re-affirm and gain a deeper understanding of why litigating race and addressing systemic racism in the adult criminal, juvenile, mental health, and child and family regulation legal systems is critical in representing our clients. Congresswoman Pressley will address staff and private counsel imploring us to improve ourselves, more deeply understand the impact of racism on our clients, and the effects of racism in our systems.  Her words are our call to action as we begin to answer the critical question of Why Race Matters.