Early Registration Open Through March 28th for the 2025 Janet Reno Forum!
Posted in Announcements News | Tagged Collaboration, Empower, Leadership, Youth-Justice
Join us on April 24 for the return of the in-person Janet Reno Forum, Shaping the Future: Conversations on Advancing Youth Justice. Our goal for the convening is to actually be a forum: a gathering place where ideas, issues, and strategies are shared and discussed with leaders, partners, and communities. Alongside a host of high-profile keynote speakers and expert presentations, we will spotlight opportunities for change in a series of topical conversations:
- Conversations on Racial Equity will feature an open discussion of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed as we grapple with racial equity in the youth legal system, and what we can collectively do to engage in difficult dialogues. Speakers include: Dr. christian bijoux, Deputy Director of Community Enhancement and Development at CJJR; Professor Kristin Henning, Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law; and Jasmine Tyler, Executive Director at the Justice Policy Institute (JPI)
- Conversations on Youth and Family Partnerships will spotlight not only the critical importance of including those who are impacted the most by the youth legal system, but concrete, implementable strategies on how to become active partners with them, led by youth and family lived experts themselves. Speakers include: Amiyah Davis, Project Coordinator at CJJR; Kimberly Martin, Policy Specialist at Coalition for Juvenile Justice; and Kyla Woods, Youth Justice Policy advisor, advocate, and organizer at the National Urban Fellows.
- Conversations on the Future of Youth Justice, finally, will bring together leaders in the field for a deep-dive into the current state of youth justice, and how to shape the future, together. Speakers include: Nate Balis, Director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation; Candice Jones, President and CEO of the Public Welfare Foundation; and Liz Ryan, Former OJJDP Administrator.
We will also be highlighting the great work currently underway in jurisdictions throughout our national network. Finally, don’t miss a few special surprises and announcements as we look to the future of collaborating on the future of youth justice.