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February 2016
P2PH Academy event with Rebecca Peters on Gun control
Dear Academy Members, Please join us on Thursday, February 4th, 1:30-3:00pm, for a discussion with Rebecca Peters, who served as Director of the Australian anti-gun violence NGO International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) from 2002 to 2010. As chair of the National Coalition for Gun Control at the time of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Peters played a key role in the introduction of stricter gun control in Australia, an area in which she remains active today. Her research…
Find out more »Justice Working Group Lunchtime Seminar
Justice Working Group Lunchtime Seminar In collaboration with The Columbia Population Research Center, The Center for Justice at Columbia is pleased to invite you to “The possibility of change throughout all life stages” Justice Working Group seminar/open discussion led by Prof. Geraldine Downey Psychology Department Columbia University Friday, February 5th, 2016 12:00 – 2:00 PM Columbia School of Social Work 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 1109 (between 121st and 122nd streets) **Please RSVP by email: [email protected] by Wednesday, February 3rd, as lunch will be provided.
Find out more »Cyphers For Justice “We Matter” Youth Summit
By: Cyphers For Justice Event Description “We Matter! Our Voices! Our Cultures! Our Justice!” Featuring youth from across NYC, Keynote Dr. Ernest Morrell, and emcee Hired Gun!!! Live DJ Youth voice around critical social justice issues Youth spoken word, hip-hop, film Youth qualitative research Cyphers for Justice (CFJ) apprentices inner-city youth as critical researchers through the use of hip-hop, spoken word, and digital literacy. Founded within the traditions of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and Hip-Hop culture, CFJ youth work alongside Columbia University graduate…
Find out more »Chapter and Verse
FILM | CARLA KUHN MEMORIAL SPEAKER SERIES Chapter and Verse Thurs, Feb 18, 2015, 6:30 pm Jamal Joseph, School of the Arts Kathy Boudin, Center for Justice Soffiyah Elijah, Correctional Association of New York Carl Hart, Department of Psychology Samuel Roberts, Institute for Research in African-American Studies Introduced by Maureen Ryan, Film Program Moderated by Kendall Thomas, School of Law Miller Theatre 2960 Broadway RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k-L0vIogyWC_Qn6cZZSiCmg2WkfqSeOZ4F2EyXXO5is/viewform Interdisciplinary conversation on race, justice, and the carceral continuum following a screening of Jamal Joseph’s Chapter and Verse.…
Find out more »THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES: A Community Impacted
Watch here to learn more about The Confined Arts (TCA) TCA is a platform to illustrate and showcase the talents of currently and formerly incarcerated creative voices. We are creative voices that speak through our visual art, performing art, poetry, and music. We speak as creative voices in order to abolish the inhuman narratives and socially degrading stigmas that are used to describe our past experiences and limit our futures. We’ve set out to establish new empathic narratives about who…
Find out more »A Community Review of the New Jim Crow: THE REALITY OF MASS INCARCERATION
A Community Review of the New Jim Crow: The Reality of Mass Incarceration is a forum co-hosted by the NYU Silver Undergraduate Student Government Association and the Educational Support Network. The forum will be a review and discussion of Michelle Alexander’s work, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The purpose of this event is not only to share our experiences but also to also analyze the lessons, challenges, and changes that can be implemented through…
Find out more »Hate Crime: Historic Victimization, A Modern Legal Invention, and a Complicated Criminal Justice Practice
Hate Crime: Historic Victimization, A Modern Legal Invention, and a Complicated Criminal Justice Practice Tuesday, February 23, 2016 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Vera Institute of Justice, 233 Broadway, 12th Floor Valerie Jenness is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of four books, including two books on hate crime in the U.S., and many articles published in sociology, law,…
Find out more »REAL WOMEN REAL VOICES: Where the People Meet the Policy
Friday, February, 26 5PM-7PM COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL William & June Warren WJW – L107 1125 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 The Real Women Real Voices symposium is a groundbreaking discussion that will highlight the issues and concerns that impact incarcerated women. The two-part panel will feature currently incarcerated women and formerly incarcerated women discussing the impact of incarceration on not only their lives, but also their children and families, and the necessity for the advancement of policy around women…
Find out more »March 2016
Beyond the Bars: Connecting the Struggles
IMPORTANT NOTE for REGISTRATION There 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. RSVP: https://beyondthebars2016.eventbrite.com BEYOND THE BARS: CONNECTING THE STRUGGLES Beyond the Bars: Connecting the Struggles is the sixth annual student-driven interdisciplinary conference on…
Find out more »THE CONFINED ARTS: Solitary Confinement Edition
This edition of The Confined Arts will be a symposium consisting of an art exhibition, poetry, a panel discussion, a promotional screening, and more. Opportunities and Change will be collaborating with the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement to highlight the humanity of the people held in solitary confinement inside of our nation’s prisons. Additionally, we hope to raise awareness about the inhumane conditions and the use of solitary confinement to educate attendees. Date: Saturday March 12, 2016 Time: 12:00…
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