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March 7, 2018
Exploring Race, Power and Justice
Forum to address
criminal justice
alternatives
What if the justice system were focused
on repair rather than retribution? What
would a system that minimizes suffering
look like?
An onstage conversation with a diverse
group of Oregonians with deep knowledge
of the criminal justice system will be the
focus of a public forum by Oregon Human-
ities on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Alberta Rose Theater, 3000 N.E. Al-
berta St.
Exploring race, power and justice in Or-
egon, Rene Denfeld, David Rodgers and
Bobbin Singh will talk about alternatives
to the status quo. The session is the latest
installment of Oregon Humanities’ “Think
and Drink” series. Minors are welcome
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when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Tickets are $10 and available at the alber-
tosetheartre.com. No-cost tickets are also
available, and the event will be streamed
live at oregonhumanities.org.
Denfeld is the author of “The Child
Finder” and “The Enchanted,” two novels
inspired by her work as a death penalty in-
vestigator. As a former chief investigator at
a public defenders’ office, she has worked
hundreds of indigent cases, including exon-
erating innocent people from prison.
Rogers is executive director of the ACLU
of Oregon. He has more than 25 years of so-
cial justice organizing and advocacy expe-
rience.
Singh is the founding executive director
of Oregon Justice Resource Center, an orga-
nization that works to promote civil rights
and improve legal representation for com-
munities that have often been underserved
in the past, including people living in pov-
erty and people of color. He is a member of
the Oregon Council on Civil Rights.