Queens Based Producers Collaborate with Columbia University Teach Music to Young adults at Rikers Island and Trains Them at Carnegie Hall After They Are Released Beats, Rhymes & Justice, a collaboration with Ryan Burvick and Darnell Hannon from Audio Pictures was... READ MORE
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
Columbia PhD Candidates Chris Hansman, (Economics) and Arpit Gupta, PhD (Finance and Economics) have co-authored a paper with Maryland Public Defender Ethan Frenchman titled “The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization” showing the consequences for public safety... READ MORE
Use of Force in Prisons With Ted Conniver, Brian Fischer, Tom Robbins, Mary Lynne Welwas and Mikail Deveaux Monday, May 23rd 6:30 PM $5/Free for BHS and G-W Members Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St. Brooklyn, NY Helping to
Congratulations to our Center for Justice Graduating Students Congratulations to Marcos Rocha GS ’16 and Elijah Strauss, CSSW ’16 on their graduations. Both Marcos and Eli have done remarkable work with the Center for Justice and we are proud of... READ MORE
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
2015-16 Beyond the Bars Fellows and Columbia Students Leyla Martinez (GS) and Christopher Medina-Kirchner (Bridge to PhD Program in the Natural Sciences) were featured in a new report released yesterday from the U.S. Department of Education, Beyond the Box: Increasing Access... READ MORE
Schomburg Education presents this dynamic adult education series with a full line up of provocative scholars and community members committed to engaging dialogue about black freedom studies. The Spring 2016 semester is curated by professors Jeanne Theoharis (Brooklyn College/CUNY) and
Any solutions to the endemic problems facing our city must address the formerly incarcerated, who are arguably the most marginalized among us. CSS sees the effects of mass incarceration on a daily basis — particularly in its work to remove
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
