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Education & Incarceration: Strengthening the Connection | Fri March 23, 2018

PITT Prison Outreach
calendar link icon  Fri March 23, 2018
Start: 12:00 pm End: 5:00 pm

David Lawrence Hall

What is the connection between academia and incarceration?

How can Pitt students and members of the community participate in the movement for a better criminal (in)justice system and how can we push Pitt to do the same?

Incarceration Activism Fair: Noon-5pm (Lawrence Lobby)
Pitt Faculty Panel: 1:15-2:45 (Lawrence Room 106)
Community Panel: 3-4:30 (Lawrence Room 106)

Panelists
Pitt Faculty
– Dr. Jeffrey Shook, PhD & JD – School of Social Work
– Mr. Richard Garland, MPH – Graduate School of Public Health
– Dr. Michael Zigmond, PhD – Medical School

Community Panel Facilitated by Shandre Delaney from the HRC
– Amber Sloan (Pittsburgh)
– Taili Thompson (Pittsburgh)
– Jhondi Harrell (Philadelphia)

Refreshments will be served as well as lunch at 3pm

Connections

University of Pittsburgh Honors College

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University of Pittsburgh Prison Outreach

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Human Rights Coalition Fed Up!

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