East Erie Satellite: Pardon Project of Erie: Resolution, Restitution, and Redemption
The PA Pardon Project is a program run by the state Board of Pardons that helps people wipe their records clean of past crimes for which they have completed their sentences. This can help people find better jobs and forgiveness from society and within themselves. The project's website claims it is "easy" to apply but this not really true. Pardon coaches Dr. Parris Baker, Antonio Howard, and Diane Chido will share, along with Ms. Margaret Simms, the long and arduous journey the four have taken for Ms. Margaret to obtain her pardon so the community can learn how difficult this process can be and how they can help others who are so deserving.
JES Satellite Programming is sponsored by Erie Insurance.
Location: ECAT: Erie Center for Arts and Technology – 650 East Ave., Ada Lawrence Community Room, Erie, PA 16503
Date/Time: Thursday, June 11th, 6:00-7:30PM
Admission: FREE
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Parris J. Baker, PhD., MSSA, Associate Professor and Director, Social Work, Mortuary Science, and Gerontology Programs, Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work, Gannon University. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in social work from Gannon University, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, respectively. In 2011, Dr. Baker became the first African American tenured professor at Gannon University. He most recently became a Jefferson Education Society Scholar-In-Residence and Harry T. Burleigh and Beyond Fellow.
