Check out this short NPR clip of symposium keynote speaker Paul Butler discussing a few of his favorite hip hop songs and how they relate to inequalities in the American justice system and illuminate the structural violence in our communities.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120567774
Paul Butler's Keynote Speech will be on Sunday February 27th in McCullough at 7 pm.
A symposium examining inequality and innovation in the American justice system through the exploration of issues of race, illegality, structural inequalities, immigration, incarceration, prison reform, criminal justice, and holistic community development. Thank you to everyone for attending our events! We'd love to hear your feedback and opinions, so shoot us an email at communitiesandjustice@gmail.com. Stay tuned for more updates on justice happenings and opportunities this spring!
SCHEDULE:
Sunday, February 27th
Keynote Address: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice: Race and the American Justice System
Paul Butler, Professor of Law, George Washington University
7 pm, McCullough Social Space
Monday, February 28th
Redefining Public Defense: Holistic Legal Representation and Community Justice
Robin Steinberg, Founder and Executive Director of The Bronx Defenders
4:30 pm, MBH 220
Prajna Meditation Club hosts a screening of The Dhamma Brothers
8:00pm, BiHall 220
Tuesday, March 1st
Structure and Reform in the US Prison System
4:30 pm, MBH 220
Screening: What I Want My Words to Do To You (80 minutes) hosted by The Women’s & Gender Studies Program, Chellis House-Women’s Resource Center
7:30 pm, MBH 216
Wednesday, March 2nd
Migrant Realities: Perspectives on Immigration and Justice
7 pm, MBH 216
Rebecca Turner
Michelle Jenness
Lise Nelson
Thursday, March 3rd
Behind Bars: the Story from the Outside and Within
4:30, MBH 220
Eddie Ellis
Expressions of the Justice System (Co-sponsored by the Verbal Onslaught)
9 pm, The Gamut Room
Friday, March 4th
Continuing the Conversation at Middlebury: What You Can Do
Continuing the Conversation at Middlebury: What You Can Do
Faculty/Student Panel
12:30-2 pm, Axinn 229
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