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Geographies of Incarceration: A 21st-Century Teach-In (TONIGHT 10/3 @ Columbia University)
Posted on October 3, 2013 | No CommentsGeographies of Incarceration: A 21st-Century Teach-In TONIGHT Thursday, October 3, 2013 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Teacher’s College, Cowin Theater An evening of film screenings, readings and discussions exploring the role of art and artists in checking the epidemic of mass incarceration—widely considered the […] -
Challenging Punishment: Race, the People’s Health, and the War on Drugs (10/4-10/5)
Posted on September 16, 2013 | No Comments“Challenging Punishment: Race, the People’s Health, and the War on Drugs,” is a two-day conference sponsored by Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS), featuring scholars and researchers; health and legal professionals; and citizen advocates in discussion of the relevant social, legal, and […] -
“Race, Law, and Justice” – CUNY BMI Eighth Annual Conference (10/4/13)
Posted on September 12, 2013 | No CommentsThe CUNY Black Male Initiative hosts it’s eighth annual conference this year at York College. The event is packed with amazing panels and esteemed speakers, all on the topic of “Race, Law, and Justice.” Under the direction of Elliott Dawes, CUNY BMI has paid critical […] -
The Correction (Sept-Oct events)
Posted on September 11, 2013 | No CommentsJohn Brown Lives! is sponsoring several events this fall that open up conversation about the 40-year impact of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The organization is based in New York’s North Country (where the Department of Correctional Services is a major employer and where several NYS […] -
Panel: Deportation Laws and Their Local Impact (9/16; 4-6pm @ JJay)
Posted on September 3, 2013 | No CommentsPanel: Deportation Laws and Their Local Impact The Inaugural Event for a semester-long Immigration and Deportation Initiative at John Jay. Monday, September 16, Time: 4-6pm 9.64 Conference Room, New Building, John Jay College, 524 W. 59th St, NYC RSVP to [email protected]. Commissioner Dora Schriro, NYC Department […] -
PEN Festival: “Frozen in Time–Racist Traditions and the Prison System” & “The Lock and Key”
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsFrozen in Time: Racist Traditions and the Prison System Saturday, May 04, 3 – 4:30pm Cooper Union: Frederick P. Rose Auditorium 41 Cooper Square, NYC With Soffiyah Elijah, Laura Kurgan, Marc Mauer, Susan Tucker. Moderated by Jackson Taylor In the United States, the growth of the […] -
Prisons and Police in 1914 NYC – Thai Jones, Speaks at Gotham Center (3/6/13)
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsAs part of the Gotham Center’s Forum series, historian Thai Jones will be discussing his latest book, More Powerful Than Dynamite: Radicals, Plutocrats, Progressives, and New York’s Year of Anarchy on March 6, 2013 at the CUNY Graduate Center. Dr. Jones has shared an excerpt […] -
Broken on All Sides – Film Screening and Panel Discussion (3//9/13)
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsFilm Screening and Community Discussion Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S. Saturday, March 9, 2013 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Riverside Church enter at 91 Claremont Avenue (between West 120th & 121st Streets, NY, NY) Panel discussion […] -
Hope, Illusion, and Imagination: the Politics of Parole and Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration – Lecture by Dr. Kathy Boudin (4pm on 3/4/13)
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsMonday, March 4, 2013 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Greenberg Lounge of Vanderbilt Hall New York University 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 The Nineteenth Annual Rose Sheinberg Scholar-in-Residence Lecture this year will be presented by Kathy Boudin. Her lecture is […] -
Prison Public Memory Project
Posted on February 15, 2013 | No Comments“The Prison Public Memory Project uses history, dialogue, the arts and technology to build public memory and safe spaces where people from all walks of life can come together to engage in conversation and learning about the complex and contested role of prisons in communities […]
