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Blog Post: Connecting Justice-Impacted Individuals to Employment: Reflections on The Road Up

Workforce Matters recently had the opportunity to screen the documentary The Road Up and host a Q&A, moderated by Tameshia Mansfield of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, with panelists Sheena Meade from Clean Slate Initiative, Esther Franco-Payne from Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA), and Kristen Robinson, co-founder of the Ecofeminist Action Institute Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 3 yearsNovember 4, 2020 ago

criminal justice reform film screening webinars

Last Chance! The Road Up Extended Screening + 2nd Discussion

Extended Screening October 25th-27th Discussion: The Intersection of the Criminal Justice System and Employment Tuesday, October 27th 1:00 pm eastern The documentary The Road Up follows four participants in Cara, a Chicago job-training program, as they seek to make the long journey to stable employment in good jobs. Register today Read more…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 3 yearsOctober 21, 2020 ago

criminal justice reform webinars

05/02/19 Webinar: Criminal Justice Reform and Economic Mobility: Intersection and Action

Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2:30-3:30 pm eastern on May 2nd to learn about efforts that are underway at the federal, state, and local levels to take a closer look at the inequities in the criminal justice system and take steps to address them. From ending money bail Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 4 years ago