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March 2015
A Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform
Hosted by #cut50 Summit Overview: With Americans of all political backgrounds beginning to question our failing prison system, the moment is ripe to capture the public imagination with a bold vision for reform. The Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform will unite leaders to discuss, plan, and launch a new movement. The day-long summit will bring bipartisan voices from policy, media, law enforcement, Hollywood, tech, academia and impacted communities to popularize support for reforms while also having comprehensive discussions about…
Find out more »“THE CONFINED ARTS” GALLERY SHOW
“THE CONFINED ARTS” GALLERY SHOW The Confined Arts pop-up gallery features work from artists in prison from several states across the country: California, Indiana, New York, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Louisiana. Artwork will also be featured by formerly incarcerated artists and prison activists. Come to the Opening Night on Friday, March 27th, which will also feature live poetry, wine, and snacks. FREE ADMISSION. The show will also be on view throughout the weekend. Full details below: “The Confined Arts” Gallery Opening:…
Find out more »Conditions of Confinement and Mass Incarceration: A Human Rights Discussion
Join Columbia University Amnesty International, in partnership with Columbia Black Students Organization, Columbia Child Rights, and Columbia FLIP (First Generation Low Income Partnership), on Tuesday, March 31st at 8:30pm in Hamilton 602 for a panel discussion on the state of prison conditions and the legal, psychological, and social consequences of incarceration and the circumstances that prisoners must confront. With an inspiring and dynamic group of speakers, we will discuss conditions of confinement in the context of human rights discourses surrounding the use…
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ANCHORING AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
Presented by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies in co-sponsorship with Columbia University’s Center for Justice: ANCHORING AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE a Scholar In Residence Lecture by Gina Dent Columbia University Faculty Residence, Garden Room 2 64 Morningside Dr | New York, NY 10027 Free & Open to the Public About the speaker: Gina Dent (Ph.D., English & Comparative Literature, Columbia University) is Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, History of Consciousness, and Legal Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz. She served previously…
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Book Talk | Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys
Friday, April 3, 201512:30 pm – 2:00 pm20 Cooper Square, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10003, USA RSVP if you plan to attend. The Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to join us for a conversation with Victor Rios and Carla Shedd about Rios’ work as reported in his award-winning book Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys. Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (NYU Press 2011) analyzes how juvenile crime policies and criminalization affect the everyday lives of urban male youth.…
Find out more »Russell Banks and Caryl Phillips In Conversation: Giovanni’s Room
Columbia University School of the Arts Office of Community Outreach and Education presents Russell Banks and Caryl Phillips In Conversation: Giovanni’s Room as a part of the Year of James Baldwin Spring 2015 Conversation Series. Not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour–and in the oddest places!–for the lack of it.” Issued in mid-century France by what The New York Times described as one of the “lesser and more distasteful characters” in James…
Find out more »Criminal Justice Involvement and HIV Related Risk with Kim M. Blankenship, PhD
The Criminal Justice T32 Fellowship Presents Criminal Justice Involvement and HIV Related Risk with Kim M. Blankenship, PhD ABOUT THE SPEAKER Kim M. Blankenship is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology. Director, Center on Health, Risk and Society. Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core, DC D-CFAR at American University, in Washington, D.C. RSVP through Eventbright Livestream option available.
Find out more »The 2015 Paul Robeson Conference “From Protest to Politics” – Then and Now
The Columbia Black Law Students Association & the Columbia Journal of Race and Law in conjunction with the Center for the Study of Law and Culture Present The 2015 Paul Robeson Conference “From Protest to Politics” – Then and Now Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11 Columbia Law School Jerome Greene Hall 435 W 116th St New York, NY 10027 The 21st century has seen a series of powerful protests that have garnered international attention: the Arab Spring, the…
Find out more »Divestment, Race and Justice – A Luta Continua The Demand for Moral and Ethical Accountability at Columbia, 1985 to 2015
A Conversation between 1980s & Current Student Activists to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the 1985 ‘Free South Africa’ Blockade of Hamilton Hall In 1985 Columbia’s campus exploded in protest demanding that the University respond to the years of agitation and organizing around Columbia’s investments in companies doing business in South Africa. This struggle began in the early 1980s and continued after 1985. The climax was a three week-long blockade that shutdown Hamilton Hall, made headlines around the world, and…
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