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Meena Jagannath

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Chris Adamo

Felecia Hatcher-Pearson

Annie Lord

Jules Aron

Bill Harris

Tim Sanders

Andrea Askowitz

Muriel Smith

Rodney Bullard

Ben Mizes

Brandon Curry

Tom Greever

Erin Joy

Jonathan Allen

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“I believe that legal victories alone are not going to get us to where we need to be in terms of social change.” — Meena Jagannath Today’s guest is Meena Jagannath, Co-Founder and Co-Director at Community Justice Project. Meena has been a human rights advocate for nearly 20 years, working in places like India, Guatemala, and Haiti in addition to her work in communities around the U.S. A movement lawyer with an extensive background in activism, Meena also has a Master’s in International Affairs. She sits down with the Innovation City team to talk about her path to co-founding Community Justice Project, how it fits into the public-sector legal services ecosystem in Miami, and how their team supports a growing community of activists and organizers working on behalf of people who are often ignored by the city and other institutions of power.

“I believe that legal victories alone are not going to get us to where we need to be in terms of social change.” — Meena Jagannath Today’s guest is Meena Jagannath, Co-Founder and Co-Director at Community Justice Project. Meena has been a human rights advocate for nearly 20 years, working in places like India, Guatemala, and Haiti in addition to her work in communities around the U.S. A movement lawyer with an extensive background in activism, Meena also has a Master’s in International Affairs. She sits down with the Innovation City team to talk about her path to co-founding Community Justice Project, how it fits into the public-sector legal services ecosystem in Miami, and how their team supports a growing community of activists and organizers working on behalf of people who are often ignored by the city and other institutions of power.

Building Inclusive, Prosperous Cities - Meena Jagannath (Miami, FL)

Five years ago, while Meena Jagannath was working with women in Haiti after the destructive Hurricane ravaged the island, an opportunity presented itself here in Miami.  Having never visited the city, she decided to take a chance and brought her expertise as a Human Rights lawyer and eventually co-founded the Community Justice Project, which is a group of community lawyers who represent community organizers and grassroots groups in low-income communities of color. She has been involved in such controversial and high profile cases such as the Michael Brown shooting and the tasering death of former Miami graffiti artist, Israel "Reefa" Hernandez-Llach. We spoke with Meena about the current state of affairs and challenges that are being faced from immigration to police authority and how the Community Justice Project plans to invite more people to the conversation through activism. We hope you enjoy the conversation, Jeanette &amp; Alex For behind the scenes photos, show notes and more visit www.plantedinmiami.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest @plantedinmiami

Five years ago, while Meena Jagannath was working with women in Haiti after the destructive Hurricane ravaged the island, an opportunity presented itself here in Miami.  Having never visited the city, she decided to take a chance and brought her expertise as a Human Rights lawyer and eventually co-founded the Community Justice Project, which is a group of community lawyers who represent community organizers and grassroots groups in low-income communities of color. She has been involved in such controversial and high profile cases such as the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/remembering-michael-brown-police-dont-create-safety_us_598a126fe4b0f25bdfb32018?utm_hp_ref=michael-brown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Brown</a> shooting and the tasering death of former Miami graffiti artist, <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article28419955.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Israel "Reefa" Hernandez-Llach</a>. We spoke with Meena about the current state of affairs and challenges that are being faced from immigration to police authority and how the Community Justice Project plans to invite more people to the conversation through activism. We hope you enjoy the conversation, Jeanette &amp; Alex For behind the scenes photos, show notes and more visit <a href="http://www.plantedinmiami.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.plantedinmiami.com</a>. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest @plantedinmiami

Episode 53: Community Justice Project with Meena Jagannath