Next Safe Silver Spring Meeting 10/22 Diversion Programs in MoCo

Safe Silver Spring                        10/17/13

This email contains information on 1) Our next meeting is 10/22 on Diversion Programs in Montgomery County Juvenile Justice System;
 2) Renters Alliance Candidates Forum – 10/21; 3) Other information

This email can also be seen at http://tinyurl.com/p93ooey
1) Our next meeting is on October 22, 7 p.m. Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch.   We will continue our series on Minorities
and Criminal Justice System. This meeting will focus on Diversion Programs in the Montgomery County Juvenile Justice System
The speakers are:
 Elijah Wheeler, Disproportionate Minority Contact Reduction Coordinator,Montgomery County, Montgomery County
 Collaboration Council for Children,Youth and Families, Inc.
George Simms, Montgomery County State Attorney’s Office
Frank Duncan, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.

This meeting is cosponsored by Prezco (President’s Council of Silver Spring CivicAssociations), Councilmembers Elrich, Leventhal and Riemer,
Delegates Hucker and Mizeur, Greater Silver Spring Democratic Club, Montgomery County Young Dems, MarylandMulticultural Youth Centers,
Renter's Alliance, Pyramid Atlantic, and Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence. We welcome additional sponsors.
2) Renter’s Alliance State Candidates Forum to be held Monday, October 21st from 7-9 p.m. at the 
Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring. They have confirmed as of today 
more than 16 candidates for delegate, senator, attorney general and governor committed to attend 
and speak. WTOP reporter Kate Ryan will moderate. It is critical for the renters rights and security 
movement that we reach out to as many renters and friends of renters as possible to ensure a full and 
diverse room. See http://tinyurl.com/qz2t3td for their flyer to distribute to your lists and post in 
your organization offices. Those who would like to attend should RSVP at www.RentersAlliance.org
Safe Silver Spring is a cosponsor of this forum. 
3) Other items of information

a. The City of Peace, a youth oriented arts program is inviting participants.  Please see their flyer at http://tinyurl.com/cityof-peace
b.  Washington Post Editorial: Children, even teenagers, don’t belong in adult jails

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/children-even-teenagers-dont-belong-in-adult-jails/2013/10/15/5561b8fc-32b8-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html

c. ACLU petition on the issue of zero tolerance in schools

https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu/issues/alert/?alertid=62961656

d. Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) tweeted at 12:36pm - 13 Oct 13:

RT @shelbygrad: Good data mining: Minorities made up 90% of juvenile arrests in Pasadena since 2008. @PasStarNews dailynews.com/general-news/2… (https://twitter.com/charlesornstein/status/389429510544052225)

e.
Valerie Ervin (@ValerieErvin) tweeted at 1:32pm - 8 Oct 13:

Job training for formerly incarcerated youth reduces recidivism. Check out this innovative program, @DriveChangeNYC: drivechangenyc.org (https://twitter.com/ValerieErvin/status/387631575090749440)