Overview
Waking up to the viral video of George Floyd dying changed my life. It made me revisit the trauma of my segregated upbringing coupled with observation of privilege. This program provides insight on how privilege played a huge role in the women and men that were killed by police due to the color of their skin. While attending protest, rallies, and marches, I heard the chant, “No Justice, No Peace!” In all honesty, if justice comes, I can still not be at peace. The trauma has left scars that I must have dialogue about. That dialogue is the only pathway to peace. I say their name as a reminder that oppression is real 57 years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We must unpack the privileges that led to lives being taken. We must examine cultures that embrace hate and combat them with education. This program will provide dialogue about privilege and how each person regardless of race must use their inherit privilege to enhance equity vs. kill and hide their hand in the sand of oppression and cover with the justification of supremacy. #saytheirname
Learning Outcomes
- The attendee will learn about the lost lives of those who birthed the #saytheirname movement
- The attendee will obtain data points that show killings by law enforcement and the measures that have been put in place to ensure this stop
- The attendee will gain a keen understanding of the power of peaceful protests and it infuses change
Speaker
Jarrod D. Benjamin, MBA
Mr. Jarrod D. Benjamin is the Florida International University Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Director and Adjunct Professor. He currently manages and develops curriculum embedded certifications for the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. He serves as a subject matter expert on the $3 million dollar Intelligence Community-Center of Academic Excellence consortium grant. His work on this grant provides a career pipeline for students to receive career opportunity in the Intelligence Community. Jarrod specializes in various business related issues, anti-hazing, and urban development.