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Insurgent Knowledges: Book Discussion

“Taking a unique, multifaceted insider’s perspective,” Dr. Sojoyner in “First Strike delves into the root causes of its ever-expansive prison system and disastrous educational policy. Recentering analysis of Black masculinity beyond public rhetoric, First Strike critiques the trope of the ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ and instead

Healing Justice Summit

Healing Justice Summit: Building a Healing Justice Movement Sept. 15th: Kick Off event Feat. Shawn Ginwright & YOC Organizers 5:30-8:30pm Sept. 16th: Full Day Healing Justice Experience 10am-5pm The Healing Justice Summit is an event that brings together youth, organizers,

Beats, Rhymes and Justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island – The Documentary

Beats, Rhymes & Justice, a collaboration with Audio Pictures LLC., uses digital music production, lyric writing and media literacy to engage young people in producing and recording songs at Rikers Island. Students learn to create and record songs using iPads... READ MORE

September 15, 2017

Introduction to Peacemaking Circles

*This training is now sold out* Introduction to Peacemaking Circles with Kay Pranis September 8th – 10th 9:30am – 4:30pm – All 3 days required Columbia University School of Social Work About Peacemaking Circles The Peacemaking Circle training is an

Writing Workshop: Poetry and Protest Movements | Apply Now

Fall Writing Workshop: Poetry & Protest Movements June Jordan (1936-2002) was a political activist and poet who founded “Poetry for the People Workshops” while teaching at UC Berkeley. She believed that poetry is a communal and easy-to-use art form. In... READ MORE

September 6, 2017

New York Times Op-Ed from Dr. Carl Hart, Chair, Department of Psychology

The Real Opioid Emergency Every Friday evening, with sadness and with pride, I make a 90-minute trek from Columbia University to Sing Sing Correctional Facility to teach a drugs and behavior course. My students, who are bright and predominantly... READ MORE

September 5, 2017

March for Justice

Join our partners at Alliance of Families for Justice The March for Justice is an undertaking by the Alliance of Families for Justice–NY (AFJ-NY) to bring attention to human rights abuses in New York State prisons and jails. The... READ MORE

August 20, 2017

Justice 4 All Summit

Join the Fortune Society, Ford Foundation, and the Center for Justice for the Justice 4 All Summit from 10am-4pm on Tuesday, August 1st in Room 311-312 in the Columbia School of Social Work. The summit is convened by young leaders to

2017-18 BEYOND THE BARS FELLOWSHIP – APPLY NOW

The Beyond the Bars Fellowship offers students and community members an interdisciplinary leadership development program to develop and deepen their identity, analysis, skills and network towards ending mass incarceration and creating a more just and safe world. Through seminars, workshops... READ MORE

July 27, 2017

Justice in Education Scholar Topeka Sam writes her first Op-Ed as 2017 Soros Fellow

It’s Time to Overhaul America’s Broken Probation and Parole Systems July 13, 2017 Topeka K. Sam I was released from prison two years and two months ago. Since then, I have been working to improve the lives of formerly incarcerated... READ MORE

July 17, 2017