Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee “Come Let us Reason Together” Town Hall Meeting

Youth Mentoring & Ex-Offender Re-Entry
“Come Let us Reason Together”
Town Hall Meeting at Texas Southern University
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs

Welcoming Remarks from Hosts & Distinguished Guests:
Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers
Rev. Kenneth Rose, Mount Vernon Church

Panel 1: Mentoring + Professional Sports = Solutions to Youth Violence
Sarah Joseph, Community Relations Director, Houston Rockets (NBA)
Carolyn Scantlebury, Pres. NAACP- Houston Chapter
Trina Finley, Cooperative of After-School Enrichment
Paula Harris, Trustee, HISD

Panel 2: Fixing Drug Laws, Helping Ex-Offenders and Veterans with PTSD

Dean Dannye Holley – Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU
Texas State Representative Harold V. Dutton, Jr.
Mary Covington, Harris County STAR Drug Court
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia
Rev. Kenneth Rose, Mount Vernon Church