Democracy During Detention Panel Report

Top row: Aramis Suarez. Bottom row from left: Cheryl Nechamen, Clyanna Lightbourn, Jamel Muhammad

We hosted our Democracy During Detention Act (DDDA) panel discussion on Tuesday, May 19. Participants included: 

• Adonis Richards, Poet Laureate of Schenectady
• Clyanna Lightbourn, LWVNYS Campaign Director for the DDDA
• Jamel Muhammad, Youth L.I.F.E. Support President
• Aramis Suarez, Union College NAACP

If you'd like to watch the panel discussion, you can access it here. You can learn more about the DDDA on  the LWVNY's website.

Many thanks to our panelists and to Kerrie Wolf-Piechota, who secured our venue, and Cheryl Nechamen, who served as moderator.