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Meeting Agenda: March 26, 2017


1:00 PM  |  The Ribbon Mill, 320 E Louther St, Carlisle, PA  

AGENDA

 

 

1:00 - 1:15  Welcome:

Overview of agenda & Announcements (Email, book/movie group sign up, policy action items)    

 

1:15-1:45 Presentation by Prof. Stephanie Jirard:

Prof. Jirard will be speaking with us about criminal justice practices that lead to wrongful convictions and how to hold prosecutors accountable for the awesome power they wield. The three subtopics are: cellmate confessions, withholding exculpatory evidence, and death-qualification of capital juries.

 

1:45-2:15 Coffee, Calendar, and Policy & Advocacy Actions:

Mingle, enjoy coffee, add any important upcoming events to the group calendar, write a postcard, or complete a Policy & Advocacy action item.

 

2:15-3:00 Committee Sessions:

For those who are interested, Committees will be checking in and working in their subcommittees as appropriate. We have a little less committee time this week than usual.
  • Elections & Voting: Meeting in Main Space
    • Focus Areas: New candidate support/education, Gerrymandering,Get out the vote, local politics
  • Policy & Advocacy: Meeting in Coffee Area
    • Subcommittees: Human Rights, Economic Justice, Executive Administration, Healthcare & Education, Environment, Racial Justice
  • Social Justice Education: Meeting Downstairs
    • Focus Areas: Educational opportunities and social events for CVR members to connect and learn about responsibly becoming involved in Social Justice work.
  • Events: Meeting Downstairs
    • Focus Areas: External, nonpartisan educational events (Fake News, Civic Literacy, etc.), Fundraising for CVR
  • Membership & Communications: Meeting in Main Space
    • Focus Areas: Best practices for CVR communications, Meeting set up/staffing, CVR Branding


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