Central Queens has seen some of the highest reported cases and deaths from COVID-19. Join a panel of community leaders and elected officials to discuss how we can expand the narrative around the virus and communities of color to also focus on ways to secure social justice and build public trust during this time and beyond.
Speakers:
- Jeffrion Aubry, Assembly member for the 35th district in Queens and New York State Speaker Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly
- Saeeda L. Dunston, Executive Director at Elmcor Youth and Services Activities, Inc.
- Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator for the 13th district in Queens and Chair of Committee on Labor
- Annetta Seecharran, Executive Director at Chhaya Community Development Corporation
- Moderated by Samuel Kelton Roberts, Associate Professor of History, Sociomedical Sciences, and African-American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University
Free and open to the public; RSVP required. For more information, please visit the event webpage (http://tinyurl.com/css-public-trust).
Hosted by the Center for Science and Society and African American and African Diaspora Studies Department.
