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April 2016
War Crimes: Film Screening and Discussion
April 5th 2016 5:30-6:00 pm Light Refreshments 6:00-8:00 pm Film Screening & Discussion To RSVP, visit fortunesociety.org/warcrimes Columbia Law School Jerome L. Greene Hall 435 W 116th St, Room #106 NYC Space graciously donated by Columbia Law School Correspondent Kaj Larsen investigates the alarming rise in the number of soldiers who have been traumatized by war and are now accused of bringing the violence home. A growing number veterans are being charged with violent crimes, and Kaj travels to prisons…
Find out more »The Wire Conference
The Wire Conference Friday, April 8, 2016 – Saturday, April 9, 2016 Location Panels 1-5: 301 Pulitzer Hall Panels 6-7: 501 Schermerhorn Hall Panels 8 and 9: Cowin Auditorium, Teachers College Registration Panels 1-7: Free and Open to the Public; No Registration Panels 8-9: Purchase tickets here: wireconference.brownpapertickets.com Description A consideration of the achievement, the afterlife, and the legacies of the HBO series The Wire—by some of the actors, writers, and musicians who created it, the academics who teach…
Find out more »Toward the Reform of the Criminal Justice System: Religious Perspectives
Toward the Reform of the Criminal Justice System: Religious Perspectives Friday, April 15 @ 4:00 – 6:00pm International Affairs Building, Room 417 – Altschul Auditorium 420 W 118th Street A panel discussion with: Moshe Halbertal, New York University Katharina Ivanyi, Columbia Univesity James Logan, Earlham College Robin McGinty, Columbia University Moderator: Laura McTighe, Columbia University Free and open to the public. Registration is not necessary. For more information, go to ircpl.org.
Find out more »Drug Policy Reform is Racial Justice Reform: A One Day Strategy Session in Advance of UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs
Drug Policy Reform is Racial Justice Reform: A One Day Strategy Session in Advance of UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs Drug Policy Alliance Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT) New York , NY RSVP @ http://www.eventbrite.com/e/drug-policy-reform-is-racial-justice-reform-a-one-day-strategy-session-in-advance-of-un-general-tickets-22668950441 Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs 420 W. 118th Street Room 417 New York , NY 10027 On April 19th, the General Assembly of the United Nations will come together in a special session for the…
Find out more »Mai Masri at Columbia University
Mai Masri at Columbia University ___________________________ Monday, April 25, 7 PM 300 Nights (Director Mai Masri presents the New York Premiere) Moderated By Lila Abu-Lughod and Hamid Dabashi Lecture Hall-The Journalism School Columbia University ___________________________ Tuesday, April 26, 6 PM Women Calling the Shots: From Documentary to Fiction Master Class with Mai Masri in conversation with Mira Nair Schermerhorn 612 Columbia Unversity
Find out more »Life Outside: Rosalie Comes Home
Life Outside: Rosalie Comes Home Part of the: Release Aging People from Prison Film Series Thursday, April 28, 2016 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Directed by Frances Negrón-Muntaner Life Outside tells the story of Rosalie Cutting as she navigates finding a job and housing at 71, after serving a 27-year prison sentence. Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University East Campus” and “Second Floor, Common Room” then “Visit heymancenter.org/visit for directions 74 Morningside Dr, (Enter on 116th Street) New…
Find out more »May 2016
A WOMAN’S CELEBRATION
May 14, 2016 3 PM-7 PM The Poet’s Den 309 E 108th St, New York, NY 10029 A Woman’s Celebration is Love Thyself First’s 2nd Annual woman’s wellness celebration centered on self-love and mental health advocacy. This celebration will include an award ceremony honoring women who have persevered through struggles of imprisonment, domestic violence, depression as well as some of the more common mental health difficulties women face. This year’s celebration will include impactful speakers, an influential screening, inspiring poetry…
Find out more »Honorable Discharge: We Got Dissed
We invite you to our forum play “Honorable Discharge: We Got Dissed,” addressing the neglect, homelessness, and joblessness faced by the NYC veteran community based on the real-life experiences of the actors. The Fortune Society partnered with Theatre of the Oppressed NYC to create a theatre troupe with community members who face pressing social, economic, health, human rights issues. The troupe is now performing in venues aimed at engaging diverse audiences in theatrical brainstorming to activate communities and creatively challenge…
Find out more »June 2016
Visions of Confinement: A Lens on Women in the United States Prison System
Thank to everyone who has visited the Vision of Confinement exhibition, and we welcome everyone else. After an inspiring opening reception and an informative and educational 3-Day Justice Forum at Visions of Confinement, the rest of the summer will continue to function as an educational laboratory and flex space inside the gallery, and is aimed at fostering conversations around female incarceration. In its two week of being open this exhibition has included the voices, experiences, and the expertise of currently and formerly…
Find out more »July 2016
Escaping Time: Art From U.S. Prisons
Escaping Time: Art From U.S. Prisons The complexities of incarceration in the U.S. penal system are reminders that time is not of the essence. Escaping Time: Art from U.S. Prisons seeks to unlock the barriers of physical and temporal captivity by presenting the bouts of escapism that compels people in prison to create art. During the confined period of forced introspection and shortage of external stimuli, art can provide a sense of flight from confined walls and copious time. Escaping Time: Art from U.S.…
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