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TED Talks With Group Discussion


In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system in this TED Talk, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives.

Bryan Stevenson is a public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned. He's the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an Alabama-based group that has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. He is also the author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.

Penn’s Village Operations Manager Molly Clifford will facilitate the discussion; in addition to that role, she is the part-time Executive Director of Prisoner Visitation and Support, which coordinates volunteer visitors at federal and military prisons across the country.


When:
Friday, June 17, 2022, 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM
Videoconference information will be provided in an email once payment is received.
Additional Info:
Category:
Social
Registration is required before Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
This will be an online event hosted via Zoom Conferencing. You do not need a Zoom account but you will need to download and install the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to join the event. Please email us at info@pennsvillage.org in advance if you need assistance installing the Zoom app. If you cannot join the event using your computer or mobile device and the Zoom app, you can join the event via teleconference and hear the audio portion. You will receive an email a day or so before the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

Please register on the Penn’s Village website, by emailing Info@pennsvillage.org, or calling 215-925-7333. This program is free of charge to our members and volunteer partners. Guests may attend up to three programs before joining Penn’s Village or paying $10 per additional event.

Penn’s Village welcomes and actively encourages an inclusive and diverse community of members, staff, Board of Directors and volunteers. Inclusiveness and diversity mean welcoming all and excluding no one because of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, physical abilities, religious beliefs or political beliefs.
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