2020 CAPA Virtual Summit
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Welcome to the
5th Annual CAPA Virtual Summit
Social Justice in Public Health

AGENDAS
Day 1: Friday, November 6
Day 2: Friday, November 13
Day 3: Friday, November 20

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SPEAKERS
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DAY 1: Equity, Alcohol Injustice

• Chanchanit (Chancee) Martorell, Thai Community Development Center
• Kandee Lewis, Positive Results Corporation
• Jose Guevara-Johnson, The Wall Las Memorias Project
• Tasha R. Fridia, JD, Tribal Law and Policy Institute
• Yvette Lopez-Ledesma, The Wilderness Society
• Dinora Heredia, A.K.A. Fémina Fatal, Batallones Femeninos

DAY 2: COVID-19 and Alcohol

• Dr. Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County Department of Public Health
• Dr. Lello Tesema, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Division of Substance Abuse Prevention & Control (SAPC)
• Diana Zúñiga, L.A. County Department of Health Services, Alternatives to Incarceration Workgroup
• Nicolle Perras, L.A. County Department of Public Health
• Nelly Arias, L.A. County Department of Mental Health
• Franklin Romero, L.A. County Department of Mental Health
• Raul M. Herrera, AJUPEME USA - Turtle Island (International Ulama Mesoamerican Hip-Ballgame Association)
• Carson Benowitz-Fredricks, MSPH, Alcohol Justice
• Vanessa Ramirez Garcia, Future Leaders of America
• Xavier Flores, Pueblo y Salud, Inc.

DAY 3: Social Justice-Informed Policy

• Antonio Cortez Appling, The Long Beach Poetry Slam
• Brian “SuperB” Oliva, Multi-title slam champion, Slam Poetry Coach
• Kat Magill, 2x National Poetry Slam finalist, HBO Def Jam Poet
• Brenda Villanueva, Cochair, Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance
• Gilbert Mora, MS, Co-chair, California Alcohol Policy Alliance
• Jorge Castillo, Alcohol Justice • Raul Verdugo, Alcohol Justice
• Veronica De Lara, MPA, Co-chair, California Alcohol Policy Alliance
• Mayra Jimenez, Alcohol Justice
• Raul Verdugo, Alcohol Justice