Jasmine Rand to speak at Plachta Auditorium
A flier of the event courtesy of CMU Program Board
Leading civil rights activist and attorney Jasmine Rand will speak at 7 p.m Tues. Oct. 13 in Plachta Audetorium. Rand is employed by the law firm which represented the families of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Treyvon Martin: Cases which involved young black boys shot and killed in suspicious circumstances.
"Jasmine Rand is an important individual to our generation who fights for social justice for all no matter race or gender," said Program Board in a press release Sept. 14.
Rand was born in Vermont and graduated from The University of Georgia, where she earned her degree in African American studies and political science. She currently leads the Civil Rights Department at Parks & Crump in Tallahassee, Fla.
According to the press release, Rand has repeatedly said, “True equality and reform cannot be achieved solely in the courts. Although officers must be held accountable for unconstitutional and unlawful conduct, we must recognize and praise officers who behave within lawful parameters.”
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit Program Board's orgsync page.
