Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO SEEK JUSTICE AND PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY FOR THOSE TO WHOM IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY DENIED. WE DO THIS THROUGH CRIMINAL DEFENSE, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE CRIMINAL DEFENSE REPRESENTATION SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME HENNEPIN RESIDENTS. ATTORNEYS ARE TEAMED WITH COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, THE LATTER PROVIDING CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO POPULATIONS WHO MAY BE CHALLENGED BY SYSTEMIC BIASES YET NEED PROBLEMS SOLVED AND RIGHTS PROTECTED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE LAW.
YOUTH:EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & RESTORATIVE SERVICES (Y:EARS) - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REPRESENTATION IN JUVENILE COURT, AND NEUTRALLY FACILITATES FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES (A STRENGTHS-BASED RESTORATIVE PRACTICES METHOD) IN THE AFTERMATH OF DELINQUENCY, TRUANCY, OR SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS (OR A COMBINATION) AS A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO INEFFECTIVE PUNITIVE OUTCOMES. FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF PRACTICING ACROSS SYSTEMS, THE PROGRAM'S ATTORNEYS PARTICIPATE IN MANY COMMITTEES AND NETWORKS, MAKE PRESENTATIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR BEST PRACTICES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Friedman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,000 |
| Sarah Davis | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | 40 | $67,230 |
| Andrew Gordon | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | 40 | $16,637 |
| Angela Hall Slaughter | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Yesenia Morales Bahena | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Turnipseed | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel R Shulman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Mcdonald | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Michael J Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Guerrero | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Forrest Tahdooahnippah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Silvia Ontaneda-Everson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra White Hawk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlnitta Ellis | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Terrence Fleming | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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