On June 30, 2021 at 12:30 pm, the NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (NC CRED), the ACLU of North Carolina, and the Center for Death Penalty Litigation will co-sponsor a webinar focusing on the historic role of white elites, including judges and lawyers, in the movement to construct Confederate iconography across North Carolina and usher in Jim Crow-era policies. We will also discuss the importance of engaging lawyers in today’s Confederate monument removal efforts.
Events
Monuments of Hate: Addressing the Racist Legacy and Impacts of Confederate Monuments in NC
The NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (NC CRED) and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law are co-sponsoring a webinar on Tuesday April 20th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to review the law and how communities can continue to advocate for the removal of monuments to white supremacy. NC CRED recently launched a campaign to support and educate North Carolinians seeking to remove confederate monuments from courthouse squares in their communities. The goal is the removal of such monuments and other iconography of hatred from all court spaces.
No Justice No Peace: Confederate Monuments and the Fight for Racial Justice
Join the NC Council of Churches and the NC Commission on Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (NC CRED) for a discussion with Dr. Karen L. Cox, author of No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice. Dr. Cox is an award-winning historian, Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, and professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Cox will lead conversation on her book as we learn together and mobilize to take meaningful action.
Reckoning with Racial Terror: Slavery, the Death Penalty, and Mass Incarceration
Racial terror has been a constant in American life. Although its form is ever-shifting, violence against Black people has always been the primary tool to enforce white supremacy. This symposium explored the death penalty and mass incarceration as two contemporary manifestations of the legacy of racial terror that began in slavery. You can watch the event recording via YouTube if you missed it.
WEBINAR
Thursday, May 14
11 AM to 12:30 PM
COVID-19: Implications of the Pandemic within the Criminal Justice System
An interactive, roundtable webinar presented by NC CRED
NC CRED Calls for Removal of Chief Justice Ruffin Portrait and Statue
The North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC CRED) is calling on the North Carolina Supreme Court to remove the life-sized portrait of former Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin inside its courtroom as well as the statue of him outside the entrance to NC Court of Appeals.
150th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 14th Amendment
JOIN NC COMMISSION ON RACIAL & ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR #DEFENDTHE14TH This event will inform participants of the historical implications of the 14th Amendment and how […]
“Criminal Justice Debt: Punishing the Poor in North Carolina” | Wednesday, May 15, 2018
NC-CRED to Co-sponsor Spotlight Conference: “Criminal Justice Debt: Punishing the Poor in North Carolina.” Please join us for this important discussion on ways to reform the criminal justice debt trap. Agenda and registration will be available soon.
ABA JusticeHack Durham, Saturday April 7, 2018
ABA JusticeHack Durham: “Unity in the Community: Diminishing Division and Creating Collaboration For Impact“ Saturday, April 7th, 2018 @ North Carolina Central University School of Law: 640 Nelson Street Durham, NC, 27707. […]
Community-Centered Policing Symposium – Friday, November 3rd, 2017
This symposium, entitled New Law and Order: Working Towards Equitable and Community-Centered Policing in North Carolina, will be a full-day event meant to engage decision-making stakeholders-law enforcement professionals, district attorneys […]
Pretrial Release Conference on Thursday, October 15, 2015
NC-CRED is co-sponsoring a Conference on Pretrial Release with the North Carolina Pretrial Services Association on October 15, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event will feature nationally recognized experts […]
Understanding Mass Incarceration Symposium on Thursday, October 1st, 2015
THE SYMPOSIUM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to all who came out! The Symposium will now be held at the NC Bar Association at 8000 Weston Parkway in Cary. This […]