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15 YEARS LATER:
The Cincinnati Riots and
The Future of the City
Fifteen years ago, in response to the police shooting of Roger
Owensby and Timothy Thomas,
protests, social unrest and
riots erupted in Over the Rhine. The result was a deep and comprehensive period of community reflection about the relations between the police and African American communities in Cincinnati.
In the wake of the unrest, a lawsuit filed by the Black United Front and the ACLU resulted in a Collaborative
Agreement to reform policing in Cincinnati and to improve
police-
community relations.
Fifteen years later it is time to reflect again on how far we have come and what more we need to do as a community to ensure fair and just policing
that
works with communities to solve problems and
addresses
fundamental issues such as economic inclusion .
JOIN US with key leaders who were involved in shaping the Collaborative
Agreement and responses from contemporary voices from the community
Feb 2 , 201 6
7 :00 - 9:00 p.m.
The James and
Caroline
Duff Banquet Center in the Cintas Center
Xavier University
FOR MORE INFORMATION
513-745-3922
www.xavier.edu/ers
SPONSORED BY
The President’s Office
Xavier University
FEATURED PANELISTS
Al Gerhardtstein
A partner in the law firm
Gerhardstein and Branch, a private, public interest law practice which focuses on civil rights including age, race, sex, sexual orientation and disability discrimination in housing and employment, prisoner rights, police misconduct and reproductive health issues. He has been a leading Civil Rights lawyer in
Cincinnati and nationally for over 30 years.
Rev.
Damon Lynch III
P resently the senior Pastor of the
New Prospect Baptist Church located in the Over-the-Rhine area in Cincinnati. He is a faculty member of the Asset Based
Community Development Institute at Northwestern University in
Chicago Illinois. He has conducted workshops and seminars throughout the United States to many organizations on the Asset-
Based approach to problem solving and development.
Captain Maris Harold
C urrently developing an integrated policing model which impacts offender and place networks within the City of Cincinnati. She has served as the Operational
Commander for District Four which contains 10 diverse neighborhoods. Captain
Herold has held numerous positions within the Cincinnati
Police Department. She has an MS from Xavier.
Iris Rol
e
y
A native of Cincinnati, she has been a freedom advocate for more than 20 years .
Roley helpe d design and monito r Cincinnati
Police Department
(CPD) reform.
She played a critical role in the Collaborative
Agreement.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
Ethics/Religion and Society Program
The Eigel Center for Community-
En gaged Learning
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion
The Brueggeman Center for Dialogue
Moderator:
Donna Jones Baker
President and CEO
The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Welcome and Reflections:
Fr. Michael Graham, SJ
M ember of the CAN commission
Mayor Ch arlie Luken
Mayor of Cincinnati at the time of the Riots
