ANN ARBOR, MI — For one police oversight commissioner, an upcoming symposium is about more than just shining a light on issues in her community. It’s about carrying on the legacy of a friend.
“If we don’t talk about these things, it’s the same as pretending they’re not happening,” said Jessica Francis, a commissioner with Ann Arbor’s Independent Community Police Oversight Committee who proposed the symposium.
The inaugural Jude Walton Memorial Social Justice Symposium is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 in the Garret Room of the Student Center at Washtenaw County Community College, 4800 E. Huron Drive, in Ann Arbor. This year’s theme is how community policing can be used to address racial and gender disparities…