In 2004, Abdi Ali met a young Somali woman and an Oromo
teenager at a homeless youth shelter in North Minneapolis. Abdi’s realization
that there were significant cultural hurdles for many of the youth in these
underserved communities led to a Human Rights Fellowship from the Otto Bremmer
Foundation in 2006 to better understand the causes of Somali youth and the
cultural responsiveness of the organizations that work with them. Since then,
the Center for Multicultural Mediation has evolved to meet the needs of these
communities and the parties they interact with. Focusing on a multi-pronged
approach to addressing these issues, CMM’s goal is to lay the foundation for
future educational and employment self-sufficiency in the African population. In
2019, CMM helped divert over 160 youth from the court system to more effective
and restorative forms of justice through the African Youth Diversion
program.
This CLE is approved for credit through April
15, 2024.
Speaker:
Abdi Ali | Founder and
Executive Director of the Center for Multicultural
Mediation
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit | Event
Code: 451039
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA
Members: $64.95