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FROM PRISON TO LAW SCHOOL & BEYOND Desmond Meade is the current State Director for Faith in Florida Live Free Campaign, outgoing president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), the Chair for the Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Black Men’s Roundtable, and a recent graduate of Florida International University College of Law. As State Director of the Live Free Campaign, Desmond is currently engaged in a national campaign to reduce mass incarceration, reduce gun violence in urban communities, and re-enfranchise the over 5 million returning citizens nationally who are prevented from voting. The Live Free Campaign is a part of the PICO National Network, the nation’s largest organizer of faith based congregations with over 1,000 member institutions. Representing over 1 million families in 150 cities and 17 states, including Florida. Desmond has received many accolades, celebrating his hard work and dedication to leadership and commitment to social justice and is presently leading efforts to restore the civil rights of almost 2 million Floridians, empower and civically re-engage local communities, and reshape local, state, and national policies. A sought after speaker for organizations such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bread for the World, Desmond has testified before the United Nations in Geneva as well as Congressional members and staffers concerning disfranchisement and has made numerous appearances on radio and television such as "Democracy Now". He is a guest columnist for the Huffington Post in which one of his articles about the Trayvon Martin incident garnered national attention. Desmond has been featured in several newspaper and magazine articles, and was chosen as a “Game Changer” by Politic 365, as well as being recognized as a “Foot Soldier” on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC.
Faith in Social Justice
Special Guest
Desmond Meade
Feb 18, 2015
5:00 – 6:00 pm
DM 193
All are welcome!
REL 4937 Faith in Social Justice, Fall
2015, Tuesday, 5-740 pm
For more information:
Jeanette Smith, [email protected]
