Breaking the Pipeline: The Paradox: Education or Incarceration

IRAAS is partnering with New York’s Young and Powerful Group for their Pipeline Mentoring Project Documentary & Discussion Series, ” Breaking the Pipeline: The Paradox: Education or Incarceration”, Carla Shedd, assistant professor of Sociology and African-American Studies will be the discussion facilitator.

We would like you to join us on Wednesday 3/26 in Room 501 Schermerhorn Hall at 7:30pm at Columbia University -Morningside campus. There will be a short interactive film screening, discussion and Call To Action on the Pipeline Mentoring Initiative.

RSVP to www.NYYPBREAKINGTHEPIPELINEPARTONE.EVENTBRITE.COM

Our featured speaker is Professor Carla Shedd, she’s passionate about illuminating the plight of urban adolescents who each day confront the paradoxes of: a school system that can work to educate or criminalize them; a police department that can work to protect or harass them; and a justice system that can work to rehabilitate or damage them further.

This event is free & open to tthe public but RSVP is necessary.
Light food and drinks will be provided.

Enter the campus through either of the Columbia main security guard gates at 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam Avenue

Campus walking map & travel directions located at
http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/schermerhorn.html

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The Young & Powerful Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to civic engagement, training future leaders and empowering young professionals to serve disadvantaged communities.

Stephanie Thomas, New York’s Y&P Co-Chair
Tara Childs & Bryant Arthur, National Y&P Co-Chairs

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Twitter: @ypgroup_nyc

E-mail: [email protected]

www.youngandpowerful.org
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