eQuality Convening Announcement

eQuality is working to create Safer and More Affirming Systems for LGBTQ+ Youth in systems of care. eQuality is a portfolio of work at the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ). CCYJ’s mission is to create better lives for generations of children and youth by reforming the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

THIRD ANNUAL eQUALITY CONVENING:

We are pleased to announce this year’s keynote for the Third Annual eQuality Convening on June 29th, Jawara McDuffie!

Jawara is a Black, gay, cisgender man from the South. Formerly incarcerated himself, he has spent nearly 20 years working primarily with youth to keep them out of jails and prisons. From his roles as a Youth Development Counselor at Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP), to Criminal Justice Strategic Advisor with the Office for Civil Rights, he has put in the work. Jawara earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Master of Social Work from the University of Washington. Those educational aspirations were fueled by his determination to help young folks avoid some of the challenges he faced as a youth. In addition to being a prison abolitionist, he is also a world traveler, former collegiate athlete, and advocate for social justice. Jawara wants the world to be a better place, and he is playing his part to make it just that!

Third Annual eQuality Convening

Registration is open; please share widely! Exact agenda and PRIDE Lunch Series to be announced shortly. We look forward to seeing you on June 29th.

WHERE:

Virtual Zoom meeting: register for link

WHEN:

Tuesday June 29, 2021

9am-12pm PST

COST:

This event is FREE

REGISTER:

Online here