"Mothers of Bedford" Screening
Tuesday December 04
2012
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Location:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP450 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY
- Contact:
The Volunteers of Legal Service Incarcerated Mothers Law Project invites you to a screening of "Mothers of Bedford," a film about the challenges and obstacles facing incarcerated mothers in building and sustaining relationships with their children.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the legal issues for incarcerated mothers and the role lawyers can play in advocating on their behalf. Refreshments will be served.
Click to RSVP by November 30.
Panelists include:
The Honorable Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, Judge, Family Court of the City of New York
Barbara Blanchard, Senior Staff Associate at Center for Children and Families, Columbia University
Sister Teresa Fitzgerald, Executive Director, HourChildren
Jenifer McShane, Director, Mothers of Bedford
Mona Graves, featured in Mothers of Bedford