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DEMOCRATS OF THE RED ROCKS HOST DISCUSSION:
“RACE, ACTIVISM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
IN NORTHERN ARIZONA”
LIVE, ON-LINE AUGUST 6, 6:30 PM
The Democrats of the Red Rocks will host an early evening discussion on race, activism, and criminal justice reform in Northern Arizona. Guest speakers are Lee Phillips, noted criminal defense attorney, Dave Rhodes, presumptive Sheriff of Yavapai County, and Madison Lisle, community activist in Prescott AZ. The conversation is scheduled for Thursday, August 6th at 6:30 pm live on zoom. The zoom link is available on the DORR website https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
Demonstrations continue across the country against police brutality, police racism, and lack of police accountability. Protests have been growing in many cities, in response to the recent introduction of federal agents to urban areas. Balancing policing and community welfare has been problematic, and with the latest round of protests, relationships in many US cities have become further frayed. This is the background for DORR’s on-line conversation about race, activism, and criminal justice reform. Speakers will focus on the range of ways communities address and confront these challenges in Northern Arizona.
Lee Phillips, criminal defense attorney, has successfully challenged racially discriminatory I-40 stops by the Arizona Dept of Public Safety, and has led challenges to the Coconino County Jail practice of detaining undocumented persons for subsequent ICE arrest. Phillips will highlight the experiences of his client Neko Wilson, a Black man detained in the Navajo County Jail, without bail, for an alleged probation violation.
Dave Rhodes, presumptive incoming Yavapai County Sheriff, will discuss his championship of jail diversion initiatives, including both pre-arrest and post-arrest strategies, and the decriminalization of mental illness. Rhodes serves on several local and state law enforcement committees and is recognized as an innovator in decriminalizing mental illness.
The panel concludes with a call to action from Madison Lisle, an organizer in Prescott, Arizona, where she is pursuing a Masters in Social Justice and Community Organizing. Lisle currently organizes for immigration justice with the local group Keep Prescott Together. She will address justice, multiracial organizing, and working-class politics.
Spotlight on Donna Michaels:
Candidate for Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor. Listen to Donna’s thoughts on traffic and transportation issues in Yavapai County.
DORR is an all-volunteer Democratic Club for Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, the Verde Valley, and surrounding communities, that welcomes all independent-minded community members. To help our members keep informed about important issues during these challenging times, DORR holds monthly breakfast meetings by ZOOM. For more information please call 928-212-1357 or visit https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html
