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Date: 6/1/2022
Subject: TED Talks Penn's Village: "We Need to Talk About an Injustice"
From: Penn's Village




 TED Talks Penn’s Village!

“We Need to Talk About an Injustice”

with Bryan Stevenson

Hosted by Molly Clifford

Friday, June 17, 2022 at 11:00 am via Zoom

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.

Join us for another “TED Talks Penn’s Village,” in which program participants view a TED Talk together and then discuss it with the help of a social host who will stimulate and guide conversation. TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment, Design) are presentations from around the world in which people with a passion for a subject share that love with their audiences.

Have a passion for something others might be interested in?  Willing to host an upcoming program?  Find a TED Talk that you like and contact Donna Murphy at donna@pennsvillage.org to discuss!

 

LOCATION

 
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 tech@pennsvillage.org in advance if you need assistance installing the Zoom app or check our new Zoom Instructions. 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 few days before the event as well as on the day of the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

RSVP

 
Self-registration is now available on the Penn's Village website!  Please review our Self-Registration Instructions. You can also register by emailing info@pennsvillage.org or calling 215-925-7333. If you cannot attend, please cancel your reservation to make room for others.
 
This program is free of charge to our members and volunteer partners.  
 
Guests are welcome to attend up to three programs per calendar year before being required to join and/or volunteer with Penn’s Village, or they can pay $10 per additional program.  Refunds will be generated if a guest registration is cancelled in advance.
 
Group photos may be taken during this event.

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