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April 2014
Racial Literacy Roundtable – Voices UnBroken: Bringing Arts & Youth Development Opportunities to Vulnerable Youth in Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems
We look forward to seeing you at the third Racial Literacy Roundtable of the 2013-2014 academic year: “Voices UnBroken: Bringing Arts & Youth Development Opportunities to Vulnerable Youth in Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems” on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Teachers College, Columbia University in Horace Mann 152 from 6:00 – 8:00. Pizza and refreshments start at 5:30 p.m. Victoria Sammartino Founder & Executive Director of Voices UnBroken Elizabeth Bishop, Ph.D Board Member, Voices UnBroken Assistant Director, TC Peace Corps…
Find out more »Decarceration: A Public Health Approach to Reentry – From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) – First Annual Conference
P2PH Academy Conference Agenda Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 Moot Court Room (668) at John Jay College Registration is available here: Decarceration: A Public Health Approach to Reentry Registration Decarceration: A Public Health Approach to Reentry From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) – First Annual Conference Breakfast and Registration Opening Remarks Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice Gary Belkin, P2PH Co-Chair, Medical Director Behavioral Health, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Dr. Ernest Drucker,…
Find out more »Building Leaders and Breaking Stereotypes
An event focused on education as the cornerstone, and leadership develop- ment by and for those most affected by mass criminalization. Leaders are being developed from among the over 60 million Americans with a criminal record— and stereotypes can be smashed. Learn how YOU can help and what roles we can all play in breaking down barriers. Featuring: Vivian Nixon Executive Director, College and Community Fellowship Co-Founder, Education from the Inside Out Coalition Glenn E. Martin Founder and CRT (Chief…
Find out more »Asylums, Prisons, and the Political Economy of a Punitive Society: An American Genealogy of Morals
“Asylums, Prisons, and the Political Economy of a Punitive Society: An American Genealogy of Morals” Professor Bernard Harcourt (University of Chicago, visiting at Columbia Law School) Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:15am-12:45pm. Mailman School of Public Health (722 West 168th St., Room 532B),
Find out more »Tracking the Carceral Continuum: The Case of NYC Youth – The Incarceration Working Group
The Incarceration Working group is a brown bag seminar series for faculty, researchers and PhD students interested in and conducting research in the areas of incarceration and criminal justice coordinated by the Columbia Population Research Center and the Justice Initiative at Columbia University. Tracking the Carceral Continuum: The Case of NYC Youth Carla Shedd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology Friday April 25th, 2014 11:30 – 12:30pm Columbia School of Social Work – Rm 1109 1255 Amsterdam Avenue
Find out more »Barcode – A Performative Analysis of the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
Join us for one of the biggest events of the semester at Columbia’s medical campus! The featured performance will be a narrative of the student actors’ involvement with the school to prison pipeline. It combines rhyme, multimedia, hip-hop theatre, dance, and personal testimony. The play draws connections from Trayvon Martin, sourcing interviews with formerly incarcerated youths, and citing research from NYC’s Stop & Frisk trials. There will also be a discussion on restorative justice, and a talk back with the…
Find out more »Behind the Bars of Paradise: HIV and Social Determination Among Incarcerated Populations in the Caribbean – The Incarceration Working Group
The Incarceration Working group is a brown bag seminar series for faculty, researchers and PhD students interested in and conducting research in the areas of incarceration and criminal justice coordinated by the Columbia Population Research Center and the Justice Initiative at Columbia University. Behind the Bars of Paradise: HIV and Social Determination Among Incarcerated Populations in the Caribbean Carlos Rodriquez Diaz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health Monday April 28th, 2014 2:30 – 3:30pm Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia…
Find out more »At the Intersection of Education and Criminal Justice: A Community Dialogue
Join TC faculty, students and staff, along with colleagues from the School of Social Work and the Law School, for a community meeting and dialogue to unpack the social, economic and racial justice issues at the intersections of the education and criminal justice systems and collectively explore opportunities for further engagement of these issues at TC Monday April 28th, 2014 – 4:30 – 6:00pm Teachers College – Grace Dodge Rm 543 Co-Sponsored by: The Teachers College Vice President’s Diversity and…
Find out more »Social Work and Criminal Justice: Community Dialogue
Social Work and Criminal Justice: Community Dialogue Wednesday April 30th, 2014 Columbia University School of Social Work 12:30-2:00pm / Room 805 Please join faculty, administration and students for an informal discussion on how CSSW can collectively support you academically and experientially in the field of Criminal Justice and Social Work. We invite both first and second year students to join us to share your experiences in the field and in the classroom across methods and fields of practice as we work…
Find out more »May 2014
Philosophy as a Public Humanity
Philosophy as a Public Humanity Thursday, May 1, 2014 12:15pm The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room Cosponsors Heyman Center for the Humanities Max Hayward, Public Humanities Fellow at the Heyman Center for the Humanities, will present a discussion on the conception and implementation of Rethink, a philosophy community outreach program that runs philosophical talks with court-involved youth in Harlem. Hayward’s focus is two-fold: First, he seeks to explore what it is that philosophical thinking has to offer a wider…
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