MANSFIELD, PA—Shameeka Mattis-Pinard, director of 
Programs for Common Justice in Brooklyn, NY, will speak at Allen Hall, Room 104 on Thursday, February 9 at 6 p.m.
“Promoting Restorative Justice” is the title of her presentation. The event is free and open to the public.
Mattis-Pinard is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and advocate for alternative sentencing for violent crimes that transforms the lives of victims and fosters racial equity without relying on incarceration for youthful offenders.
Her appearance at MU is sponsored by the Student Government Association, Black Student Union, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Social Work Club and the Phi Alpha Honor Society