Events

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, in observation of the 89th birth anniversary of Amiri Baraka,

The Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery of the City of Newark, The Brick City Peace Collective, Newark Happening, The Yard and The National Black Political Convention will present ‘On The Road To The Convention-A Day of Unity’!

The day, organized to capture the spirit of unity of the legendary Gary Convention of 1972, will be a mini-conference consisting of three panel discussions on important contemporary issues.

It will take place at Science Park High School, 260 Norfolk Street, Newark from 9am to 4pm.

The first panel, Reimagining Public Safety-Stop Police Brutality, a discussion seeking to bridge protest and against police brutality and community based violence intervention efforts, will be at 10am. Among the participants for that panel will be AT Mitchell of Manup Inc NYC and czar of the new Gun Violence Task Force of the City of New York, Zellie Imani of Black Lives Ma