OneBook Series | Winter 2020-2021
Winter Quarter
Dreaming of Justice, Working for Freedom!
Feb 24, 1-3 PM: GDEC-ODEI Diversity Educational Series
Presented by One Book author, Susan Burton
Susan Burton shares her journey from incarceration to supporting over 2,000 women find their freedom, dignity, and purpose to leading a global model for change
Registration is required: https://bit.ly/38a2hTE
(In collaboration with One Book, GDEC, ODEI, Student Life, & GRC Reentry Program)
The Innocence Project
January 13, 1-3 PM: GDEC-ODEI Diversity Educational Series
Presented by Huwe Burton
One Book Events Fall Quarter 2020
Imagining a Prison to College Pipeline: A Conversation with FEPPS Co-Founders Shajuanda Tate and Tonya Wilson
Thursday Nov 19 12-1, One Book Brown Bag Series
(in collaboration with the GRC Reentry Program & FacHouse)
Presented by Marc Barrington, GRC English Faculty and former University Beyond Bars Instructor & guests, Shajuanda Tate, FEPPS Advisory Board and Tonya Wilson, FEPPS Board of Directors
Second Chances: Retribution and Reform
Wednesday November 4, 1-3 pm GDEC-ODEI Diversity Educational Series
(in collaboration with GDEC, ODEI, & GRC Reentry)
Presented by Jeremiah Bourgeois, Journalist, Legal Scholar, and Activist
In 1993, Jeremiah Bourgeois was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a crime he committed as a fourteen-year-old. Join us as Mr. Bourgeois talks about the path that led to his twenty-seven years of incarceration, his ultimate transformation and release from confinement, and his trials and triumphs during the reentry process. Mr. Bourgeois is currently earning his Law Degree at Gonzaga University and is an advocate for criminal justice reform.
The Juvenile Prison Pipeline
Thursday October 29, 12-1 pm One Book Brown Bag Series
(in collaboration with the GRC Reentry Program & FacHouse)
Presented by Jashon A. Banks, Sr., Ph.D. Criminal Justice Faculty & guest, James Curtis, JD, Defense Attorney
Black Lives Matter: The Racial Justice Uprising and Movement
Wednesday October 21, 1-3 pm, GDEC-ODEI Diversity Educational Series
(in collaboration with GDEC, ODEI, Student Life, & GRC Reentry)
Mass Incarceration in the Land of the Free
Thursday Oct 8, 12-1 pm: One Book Brown Bag Series
(in collaboration with the GRC Reentry Program & FacHouse)
Presented by Kate Lawson Rogers, Sociology Faculty
Did you know we have the highest incarceration rate in the world? Ever wonder how we got here? Would you like to learn more about why people were protesting, and what defunding the police actually means? Join Kate Lawson as we look at some of the historical policies and practices that have shaped our current criminal justice system, as well as how we can help push for a more equitable future.
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