2010 Community Voices Freedom's Voice Conference

THIRD ANNUAL FREEDOM’S VOICE CONFERENCE and Soledad O'Brien Freedom's Voice Award Gala

Conference to Focus on Improving Access to Healthcare for Communities of Color
 
Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved invites you to the Third Annual Community Voices Freedom’s Voice Conference on October 7,  2010, at the Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference, themed, “When The Gates Open: Building Linkages between Reentry and Healthcare,” focuses on needs and opportunities at a critical transition point that have society-wide impact.  The event brings together local, state, and national experts and advocates working to reform policies and improve health services and outcomes for individuals, families, and communities impacted by the criminal justice system, particularly communities of color.
 
Conference Highlights:
CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien, journalist and political commentator Jamal Simmons, and a host of other high-profile guests are among those featured as speakers for this year’s conference.
 
The conference agenda will consist of both plenary sessions and hands-on advocacy workshops led by distinguished organizational and community leaders from around the nation, including representatives from the Drug Policy Alliance and the D.C. Jail Advocacy Project of University Legal Services Protection and Advocacy.  Highlights include an interview by Soledad O’Brien with featured guests.