Webinar: Moving from Why to How: Parent Leaders’ Perspectives on the Movement for Child Welfare Justice

Creating the conditions in which families and communities can thrive means keeping families together and reimagining what support looks like, how harm and accountability are understood and addressed, and who should be leading the way forward.  

Black communities, communities of color, and those living in poverty are overrepresented in many systems, including the foster system, that claim to support and protect.

Watch a recording of the first webinar in our Spotlight on the Foster System Webinar Series, and download the slide presentation (PDF).

Panelists included:

• Suzanne Sellers,  Families Organizing for Child Welfare Justice;
• Joyce McMillan, JMacForFamilies & Sinergia Inc.;
• Tony Lawlor, Family Justice Resource Center & International Parent Advocacy Network

The discussion was moderated by:

• Elena Nina-X Thompson, Nina’s Arc Foundation & 7Dlights

This webinar was the first in a four-part series produced by the Shriver Center to spotlight various aspects of the foster system. See also:

Policing by Another Name Mandated Reporting as State Surveillance

The Carceral Web: How the Foster and Criminal Legal Systems Perpetuate Injustice

Your Family or Its Health: Intersections Between the Healthcare and Foster Systems