Holding a job is crucial for ex-offenders seeking to reintegrate into society. Yet, lawmakers have too often erected barriers for those most in need of a job in the interest of protecting a citizenry nervous about their reappearance in society.  This despite employment representing one of the biggest factors for lowering recidivism. Justice for Work is a coalition of organizations spanning the ideological spectrum which seeks to respond to proposals for mandatory, government-run background checks and fingerprint collection in private industry hiring practices.

Please join us for our official launch on April 17. A panel discussion featuring former law enforcement officers, an ex-offender, and policy and legal experts will be followed by an open bar and social.

FEATURING

·         Arthur Rizer, R Street Institute

·         Ed Chung, Center for American Progress

·         Teresa Hodge, Mission: Launch

·         Marcus Bullock, Flikshop

·         Alvaro Bedoya, Georgetown University Law Center

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WHERE

Stanton & Greene
319 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC

WHEN

Monday, April 17
6:00pm- 8:00pm