Patrick Marshall, inmate rehabilitation manager for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, received the Equity and Social Justice: Change Agent Award at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Hawaii on May 30, 2024. Patrick Marshall, manager of the inmate rehabilitation program for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, has received some well-deserved recognition from the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Learning.
Marshall was joined at the conference in Hawaii by presidents of several of the colleges he works with — Gavilan College President Pedro Avila; Ohlone College President Charles Sasaki; San Jose City College President Rowena Tomaneng; and Mission College President Seher Awan — and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Cap. Gurpreet Gill, who works with Marshall on the program.
Rev. Jethroe Moore II, president of the NAACP San Jose/Silicon Valley, praised Marshall saying his “life and work stand as a testament to the power and resilience inherent within the principle of Black Excellence” but expressed his disappointment in Santa Clara County, saying its leaders ignored an opportunity to honor a exemplary Black leader in its ranks.
The second of Urban Vibrancy Institute’s block parties also will be taking place Thursday in downtown’s SoFA district from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. You can walk around and soak up some live music or take part in lots of activities at venues throughout the artsy neighborhood. There’ll be free popcorn and tours of the California Theatre, line dancing at Mama Kin, open mic poetry at Nirvana Soul and a free yoga class at 5:30 p.m. at Downtown Yoga Shala.