FSCJ Media Release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Join TEDxFSCJ as we host a salon exploring local efforts to address how crime affects our city’s youth. The TEDxFSCJSalon, “Common Stories, Uncommon Failures – Youth, Crime & Community” will take place Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) Downtown Campus.
The evening will feature two prominent young leaders, EVAC Movement senior Davin Brown and anti-human trafficking advocate Alyssa Beck, as well as State Attorney Melissa Nelson and New Town Success Zone Executive Director George Maxey.
Drawing on their first-hand experience and expertise, our speakers will discuss the often unseen effects of violence and incarceration, the lived realities of racism and gender-based trauma, the economic roots of crime, and innovative policies within the criminal justice system.
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: FSCJ Downtown Campus, Advanced Technology Center, Room T140/141; 101 W. State St., Jacksonville, Florida 32202
For more information, email [email protected] or visit tedxfscj.com. Register at TEDxFSCJSalon Eventbrite.
About FSCJ
Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) is a public, nonprofit higher education institution that offers more than 150 degree and certificate programs to meet the education and training needs of more than 50,000 students per year.
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