From Ferguson to Oakland: Rev. Traci Blackmon on Activism and Community Health

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When:
February 28, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2017-02-28T18:00:00-08:00
2017-02-28T20:00:00-08:00
Where:
Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center
400 Hawthorne Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
USA

Rev. Traci Blackmon, an organizer and registered nurse, discusses her experiences in social justice activism and community health in the wake of Michael Brown Jr.’s murder in Ferguson, MO. In Ferguson, Rev. Blackmon provided a mobile faith-based outreach program to improve health outcomes in underserved and impoverished areas. She co-authored the newly released “White Privilege” curriculum currently being taught throughout the United Church of Christ.

The event is FREE and open to the community.

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