In culminating session, forum asks ‘Where do we go from here?’ [generocity.org]

The weeklong Forum on Justice & Opportunity convened by Episcopal Community Services concluded with back-to-back panel discussions for participants to share their next steps for collective action.

NBC10‘s Vai Sikahema moderated the “Where Do We Go from Here?” session featuring ECS’s David E. Griffith; Joe Pyle, president of The Scattergood Foundation, and Sidney R. Hargro, president of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia.

Each speaker delved into the tenets of their faith and shared poignant perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the death of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old man fatally shot by police last week in West Philadelphia. Wallace’s killing sparked protests, much like the unrest that followed the similar deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor earlier this year.

Griffith opened the session addressing the barriers for people affected by systemic racism and how to remove misconceptions about the culture of poverty.

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