Southeastern to present ‘Voices of Justice and Change’
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
by: Tonya Lowentritt 
SOCIAL JUSTICE SPEAKER - Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and the Social Justice Speaker Series are hosting the Criminal Justice Colloquium event “Voices of Justice and Change.” The first speaker is Alex Johnson on March 14 from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Fayard Hall, room 207.
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Sociology and Criminal
Justice and the Social Justice Speaker Series are hosting the Criminal Justice Colloquium
event “Voices of Justice and Change.”
Three speakers are scheduled March 14, 23, and 29 on Southeastern’s campus in
Fayard Hall, room 207. All events are free and open to the public.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice William A. Chernoff said
for the first time ever, changemakers transforming the face and soul of the justice
system today will speak about their experiences with the justice system.
“By amplifying these voices, this speaker series aims to build lasting bridges
between justice system professionals, service providers, scholars, advocates, and
system involved peoples and share the secrets to a more people centered system of
justice,” he said.
The first speaker in the series is Alex Johnson on March 14 from 3:30 to 4:45
p.m. Known as “PoeticSoul,” the Lafayette native encourages others to never give up,
stand up, be fearless and be heard, Chernoff said. She has worked as a teaching artist
in Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Home and was a featured panelist during the
2016 Split this Rock Poetry Festival in Washington, DC, where she discussed “Language
of the Unheard: Rural Children of Color.” Johnson recently published a book of poetry
titled “Poisonous Thoughts” and lead the Eyes of the Sun mural in Lafayette, a project
sponsored by 24 Hour Citizen Project.
For more information, visit southeastern.edu/acad_research/depts/soc_cj/news/assets/ssjscj_spring2022_announcement.pdf.
