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Dr. Janice Johnson Dias Speaking at Health Justice Summit

March 17, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Free

Join GrassROOTS President, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias in Philadelphia and New Jersey for conversations of health equity and undoing racism.

 

Philadelphia, PA : March 17th

 The Health Justice Summit will bring together community advocates, organizations, faith leaders and professionals in the fields of health, nutrition & fitness, to address some of the issues of systemic injustice that negatively impact the health of our communities.

 

Montclair, New Jersey: March 18th

Dr. Johnson Dias will present on how institutional racism and economic inequality create and sustain unhealthy and unsafe environments. Dr. Johnson Dias and Ms. Brabson will weave music into messages about what individuals can do to collaborate and disrupt these systems and lessen the effects of violence on women and girls.

 

Tickets are available and these events are open to the public.

 

 

Details

Organizer

  • GrassROOTS Community Foundation
  • Phone 862-520-3756

Venue

  • Howard Gittis Student Center at Temple University
  • 1755 North 13th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19122 United States
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