Event Description
Online registration is closed. To register, email
Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org by
11:00 AM on
Feb. 18th.
Remote
participation only.
In 2004, Abdi Ali met a young
Somali woman and an Oromo teenager at a homeless youth shelter in North
Minneapolis. Abdi’s realization that there were significant cultural hurdles for
many of the youth in these underserved communities led to a Human Rights
Fellowship from the Otto Bremmer Foundation in 2006 to better understand the
causes of Somali youth and the cultural responsiveness of the organizations that
work with them. Since then, the Center for
Multicultural Mediation has evolved to meet the needs of these communities and the
parties they interact with. Focusing on a multi-pronged approach to addressing these
issues, CMM’s goal is to lay the foundation for future educational and employment
self-sufficiency in the African population. In 2019, CMM helped divert over 160 youth
from the court system to more effective and restorative forms of justice through the African
Youth Diversion
program.
Speaker:
Abdi Ali, Founder and
Executive Director
of the Center for
Multicultural Mediation
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credits | Event Code: 443744
Cost:
Children & the Law Section Member: $5
MSBA Member not in the Children &
the Law Section: $10*
Non-MSBA Member: $15
Law
Student: FREE
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Membership good through June
30th,
2022.
Deadline to register: February 16, 2022
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If
you must pay by check, please use this
registration form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to
creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If
you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify
the program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager:
Tram
Nguyen
tnguyen@mnbars.org
612-278-6316