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SUMMARY:Beyond the Bars: Connecting the Struggles
DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT NOTE for REGISTRATION \nThere is a ticket for each day of the conference.  We ask that you please only register for the day(s) that you intend to come.  While we fully intend to acommodate everyone who registers\, registration does not guarantee you a seat. Space at all events will be first come first seated for all registered attendees. \nRSVP: https://beyondthebars2016.eventbrite.com \nBEYOND THE BARS: CONNECTING THE STRUGGLES  \nBeyond the Bars: Connecting the Struggles is the sixth annual student-driven interdisciplinary conference on mass incarceration held at Columbia University. Given the greater consciousness of mass incarceration in the US\, this conference brings people from different spaces and places to dig deeper in the work of ending mass incarceration\, building justice and engaging in action beyond the weekend. \nThis year’s conference\, Connecting the Struggles\, aims to connect the many ways in which mass incarceration has impacted individuals\, families and communities across the U.S\, and beyond\, as well as build connections across diverse struggles for social justice. \nAlbert Einstein stated that imagination is more powerful than knowledge ––Our comrade and sister Angela Davis\, challenged us to imagine a world without prison. Join us as we honor the spirit of the struggle – join in solidarity with impacted people\, and with academics\, activists\, practitioners and community members as we continue to connect the struggles to eradicate mass incarceration and to build justice and equity. \nCONFERENCE SCHEDULE  \nFRIDAY NIGHT KICK-OFF EVENT (Doors at 6:45 – Event Starts at 7:30) \nAngela Davis\nVirtual remarks from Mumia Abu-Jamal and Alicia Garza\nPanel discussion with Abraham Paulos\, Cory Greene\, Delaine Powerful and Danielle Sered\, moderated by Michelle Fine\nPerformance from Impact Repertory Theatre\nHosted by Malik Yoba \nSATURDAY – CONNECTING THE STRUGGLES – MORNING PLENARIES AND AFTERNOON PANELS \nMorning Plenaries (10 -1:15)  \nThe Roots of Mass incarceration and the History of Resistance to it (10 – 11:30)\nChallenging Reform Efforts that Exclude People Convicted of Violent Offenses (11:45 – 1:15) \nLunch (1:15 – 2:15pm)  \nAfternoon Panels (2:15 – 5:30pm)  \nBlock 1 (2:15-3:45pm)  \nDeconstructing the Calls to End Mass Incarceration: Examining  Solutions\, Strategies\, Values\, and Visions\nYouth Activism: Mobilizing Communities for Social Change\nShaping Public Opinion: The Role of Journalism and Media in Defining Justice\nExamining Surveillance and Technology in the Struggles for Justice\nMental Health: Across the Justice Continuum\nReducing the Number of People Incarcerated: Exploring Mechanisms and Strategies for Release\nEnding State Violence Among Police and Corrections: Looking at Solutions\nEquitable Access to Education Across the Carceral Continuum \nBlock 2 \nElectoral Politics and Legislative Reform: What’s Possible?\nSolitary Confinement: An Area Where Efforts Have Made a Difference\nRemoving Barriers: Knowing\, Enforcing\, & Protecting Your Civil Rights After Justice System Involvement\nRevisiting the 1996 Immigration Law: The Birth of Mass Deportations and Its Impact on Mass Incarceration\nResponding to Violence Among Community Members:  Beyond Police and Incarceration\nArts and Activism: The impact That Cultural organizing Has on the Movement to End Mass\nIncarceration\nThe Power of the Student: Organizing for Justice on the College Campus\nWomen on the Rise: Emerging as Leaders for Criminal Justice Reform\nChallenging the Punishment Paradigm: International and Domestic Models for Justice and Accountability\n\nSUNDAY – BUILDING THE GRASSROOTS – ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS \nOpening (11-11:30)  \n\nBlock 1 (11:30-1)  \nHow Social Workers are Connecting the Struggles\nMethods Matter: Participatory Strategies for Planning\, Action Research and Coalition Building\nMass Incarceration\, Trauma\, & Healing Strategies\nThe Mindful Activist\nThe Deal with Divestment: Organizing Prison Divestment in CUNY\nWe are All Prisoners\nAbolishing THE BOX At The Neoliberal American University \nLunch (1-2) \nBlock 2 (2-3:30)  \nRespecting Differences: Reducing Volatile Interactions between Youth and Law Enforcement on the Street\nThe Blueprint: Building Fortified Cities of Reentry\nChange from the Inside Out: Rehabilitation Through the Arts\,\nFrom Correction Officer to Prison Advocate\nThe “Ex”: Simulating the Life of a Returning Citizen\nBehind Enemy Lines: From Slavery to Mass Imprisonment\nConnecting the Struggles\, Challenging Incarceration\nThe Great Expulsion: ICE Raids/Criminalization of Immigrants in the US \nBlock 3 (3:45 – 5:15) \n\nThe Second Prison: Unlocking Second Chances\nFormally Incarcerated Included\nThe Impact of the Prison Nation on Young Women and Girls\nNo Borders No Prisons: U.S. Immigration Jail and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine\nPeacemaking Circles: Repairing Harm One Circle at a Time\nSpreadMassLOVE: A Creative Approach to Healing Relationships and Repairing Harm Caused by Mass Incarceration\nReintegration Not Reentry\nMulti-Racial Coalitions for Prison Divestment: Building Unity Against Mass Incarceration and Detention\nCriminal Justice and Child Protection: Examining Intersections of Systemic Abuses \n\n\nLocation Information  \nMarch 4th – Friday Night Kick Off Event \nLerner Hall\, Columbia University\n2920 Broadway\, New York\, NY 10027\n(Broadway at 116th)\n1 Train to 116th Street \nMarch 5th & 6th – Saturday Panels and Sunday Workshops \nColumbia University School of Social Work 1255 Amsterdam Avenue\, New York\, NY 10027 \n(Amsterdam between 122nd and 121st) \n1 Train or AC/BD to 125th Street\, walk to Amsterdam and head South \nConference Co-Sponsors \nThe conference is organized with support from the Columbia University School of Social Work\, Columbia School of General Studies\, Student Life\, Criminal Justice Initiative: Supporting Children\, Families and Communities\, Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University\, Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice\, The Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School\, The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University\, The Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS)\, The Policy Caucus at CSSW\, The Latinx Caucus at CSSW\, The Education Caucus at CSSW\, The Queer Caucus at CSSW\, The Black Caucus at CSSW andThe Social Work & Administration Management (SWAM) Caucus at CSSW. \nImportant Information and FAQs \nFor Saturday Morning\, there are 180 seats for the two plenaries. After we reach capacity there will be seats available in overflow rooms. \nAre there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? — ID is required\, but all ages are welcome at this event and we strongly encourage young people to attend. \nWill the event be livestreamed? — Yes. Friday night will be livestreamed and the two Saturday morning plenaries as well as the two featured Saturday afternoon sessions will also be livestreamed. Livestreaming can be viewed here: http://new.livestream.com/CenterforJusticeatCU \n 
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LOCATION:Columbia University\, New York City \, United States
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