Civitas was pleased to have Michael J. Voss from the Arch City Defenders & youth activist Rasheen Aldridge speak at our January 31, issues Roundtable. Both speakers provided a wealth of information and interesting things for our students to think about. We have compiled some interesting links/resources that were mentioned in the conversation, as well as some things that might help students learn more. If you know of other resources, please let us know!
Websites/Organizations:
Arch City Defenders’ White Papers
Jobs With Justice (Rasheen mentioned them and their minimum wage campaign)
Related News Articles/Videos:
Ferguson Sets Broad Change for City Courts (via new York Times)
ArchCity Defenders: Meet the legal superheroes fighting for St. Louis’ downtrodden (via Riverfront Times)
SLU Law School professors, Arch City Defenders propose changes to municipal courts in Missouri (via STL Business Journal)
VIDEO: Ferguson Commission member Rasheen Aldridge charged with assault (via KTVI Fox 2 News)
VIDEO: Holder unveils new guidelines aimed at ending racial profiling (interview with Rasheen via MSNBC)
