Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | 6:30 p.m.
To contextualize the story of Blue within the lived experiences of Toledoans, Toledo Opera and Madhouse collaborated on a 20-minute documentary film titled Blue: Stories from Toledo featuring interviews with Toledoans with lived experience with law enforcement and opera experts. The screening of the documentary film will be followed by a panel presentation with Toledo community members and law enforcement experts who will discuss building trust between the police and Black residents. The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP requested to Luke Serrano at lserrano@toledoopera.org .
Welcome remarks by Lisa McDuffie, President/CEO of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio and Community Chairperson for Toledo Racial Equity and Inclusion Council (TREIC)
Panelist Tonya Rider, former Toledo Police Department (TPD) detective
Panelist Sarah Shendy, Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment in the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services and officer in the Copley Police Department
Panelist David Ross, artist who co-created the George Floyd and Damia Ezell murals in Toledo
Panelist State Trooper Darriontae Stewart, Lourdes University '19
Panelist Dr. Marvin Whitfield, Founder of the Blue Force Mobile Training Team and President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
Dialogue moderated by Dr. Patrice McClellan, President and Lead Strategist of the Ronald Group
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