Western Connecticut CARES
This session took place on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Panelists included:
- Aidee Nieves, Bridgeport City Council President
- Jim Marpe, First Selectman, Westport
- Anthony Bennett, Pastor, MT. Aery Baptist Church, Bridgeport
- Elinor Carbone, Mayor, Torrington
- Shaun McColgan, Deputy Chief of Police, Danbury
- Bianca Shinn-Desras, Director, Parent Leadership Programs, Stamford
- Brenda Penn Williams, President, NAACP, Norwalk
This event was facilitated by Chris Keating, Capitol Bureau Chief, Hartford Courant
You can watch a video of the entire discussion on our Facebook page.
South Central Connecticut CARES
This session took place on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Panelists included:
- Justin Elicker, Mayor of New Haven
- Bishop Theodore Brooks, Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church, New Haven
- Arturo Perez-Cabello, Chairman, Hamden Board of Education
- Michael Freda, First Selectman of North Haven and CCM President
- Kerry Ellington – Leader, People Against Police Brutality, New Haven
- Khalilah Brown-Dean, Associate Professor & Senior Director for Inclusive Excellence, Quinnipiac University
- Dr. Darnell Young, Elm Family Dental, West Haven
- Doris Dumas, Leader, NAACP, New Haven
This event was facilitated by Keith Kountz, Anchor, WTNH-TV, Channel 8
You can watch a video of the entire discussion on our Facebook page.
North Central Connecticut CARES
This session took place on Monday, October 26, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Panelists included:
- Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford
- Michael Oretade, Black Lives Matter 860
- Shari Cantor, Mayor of West Hartford
- Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Superintendent of Schools, Hartford
- Suzette DeBeatham-Brown, Mayor of Bloomfield
- Ed Ford, Jr., Middletown City Council
- Yukiyo Lida, Parent Community Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Group, West Hartford
This event was Facilitated by Michael Savino, Reporter, WFSB, Channel 3
You can watch a video of the entire discussion on our Facebook page.
Eastern Connecticut CARES
This session took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Panelists include:
- Michael Passero, Mayor of New London
- Leah Ralls, Willimantic NAACP
- Patrick Daley, Chief of Police, Norwich
- Benjamin Watts, Senior Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, New London
- Yolanda Negron, Leader, Latina Unidos, New London
- Jennifer Muggeo, Deputy Dir. of Health, Ledge Light Health District
The event was facilitated by Christine Stuart, Editor, CT News Junkie; Reporter, NBC 30
You can watch a video of the entire discussion on our Facebook page.
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