The Interfaith Center of New York is honored to welcome Christopher Watler, project director of the Harlem Community Justice Center, as a panelist at the 31st Marshall Meyer Retreat:
Coming Home: Faith Communities Supporting Successful Re-entry
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
Christopher Watler is project director of the Harlem Community Justice Center, the community court in Harlem focusing on housing, youth crime, and offender reentry. As director, he oversees day-to-day operations and program development. Mr. Watler previously served as the Deputy Director of National Technical Assistance where he provided information & assistance on community justice initiatives to a broad audience, by leading site-visits to the Center’s demonstration projects, conducting training, providing hands-on assistance to jurisdictions developing community court and prosecution programs, assisting in the development of community justice curricula, and coordinating partnerships with model community justice programs. Mr. Walter has also served as part of the original planning teams for the Red Hook Community Justice Center and the Crown Height Community Mediation Center. Before coming to the Center, Mr. Walter worked as the Operations and Training Manager at the City Volunteer Corps and as a Community Center Director for the Union Settlement Association where he supervised programs involving youth and seniors. He holds a Masters of Public Administration from John Jay College of the City University of New York.
About the Rabbi Marshall Meyer Retreat
Held bi-annually since 1998, the conference is a professional development and capacity building opportunity for religious leaders, allowing faith leaders to learn about social issues, create networks for mutual support, and meet civic leaders and service providers. The conference is named after Rabbi Marshall Meyer, who was a religious leader actively engaged in social justice projects and building partnerships with other faith communities.
This year’s conference will address the challenges men and women face upon their release from prison and will offer a space for faith, government and community leaders to learn more about new and innovative programs to support formerly incarcerated individuals on their journey to re-entry and reintegration.
We hope you will join us for this important dialogue.
You can also RSVP by emailing info@inspiregroupllc.com
Special thanks to our partners, Circles of Support and the J.C. Flowers Foundation.
