From Ferguson to Oakland: Rev. Traci Blackmon on Activism and Community Health

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Date:

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Time:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Event Type:

Speaker

Organizer/Author:

Justin Berton

Location Details:

Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center
400 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609

Rev. Traci Blackmon, an organizer and registered nurse, discusses her experiences in social justice activism and community health in the wake of Michael Brown Jr.'s murder in Ferguson, MO. In Ferguson, Rev. Blackmon provided a mobile faith-based outreach program to improve health outcomes in underserved and impoverished areas. She co-authored the newly released "White Privilege" curriculum currently being taught throughout the United Church of Christ.

The event is FREE and open to the community.

For more information: http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/smu_events/20...

Added to the calendar on Fri, Feb 10, 2017 12:26PM

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