Days of Dialogue

Amid the Epidemic of Police Shootings and Racialized Violence Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Hosts Leadership Dialogue

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 10, 2020

In response to an increase in shootings of unarmed Black men and women, including the recent shooting of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles, and subsequent protests against the racialized violence endured at the hands of law enforcement towards communities of color, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, in collaboration with the Institute for Nonviolence in Los Angeles (INLV), led a leadership level virtual dialogue on Racism, Policing, the Pandemic + Beyond.

Crenshaw & Around Local News

Days of Dialogue Targets The Next Generation

By Brian W. Carter, C&A EditorMay 3, 2017

The decades-spanning forum recently convened to bring youth together with LAPD to talk about protocol, media, and becoming a police officer

Local News

LAPD hosts ‘Days of Dialogue’ with Youth at Crenshaw Mall

Shannen Hill, Contributing WriterSeptember 8, 2016

Youth from various teen, after-school and foster-care programs came and held no bars back as they raised questions about gun control and police brutality.

Local

Days Of Dialogue: The Future of Policing encourages a New Vision and Citywide Accountability

Maleena Lawrence, Contributor WriterAugust 27, 2015

On August 11, 2015, The Institute for Non Violence in Los Angeles and Days of Dialogue program kicked off a citywide discussion to address “The Future of Policing”. Days of Dialogue is designed to address contentious topics and challenging issues within local and national communities. Close to 900 people participated in dialogues hosted at 12 sites across Los Angeles County. In efforts to have a honest dialogue, trained facilitators, mediators and experienced volunteers from the L.A. City Attorney’s Dispute Resolution Program, founded by Avis Ridley Thomas and Mediators Beyond Borders worked with host organizations in various parts of the