Beyond the Bars: Breaking Through Tickets - Eventbrite- March 7th and March 8th













 Beyond the Bars: Breaking Through Tickets - Eventbrite




Beyond The Bars: Breaking Through
is the fourth annual student- driven interdisciplinary conference on
mass incarceration held at Columbia University. Given the greater
consciousness in society of the state of Mass Incarceration in the
United States, this conference seeks to enable people to further the
discussions around a variety of issues, and take action based on new
knowledge. The conference launches Friday night with well-renowned guest
speakers and performances. It continues into Saturday, with
informative, thought-challenging, action-based panels and workshops
headed by community members, professionals, professors, and students in a
variety of fields concerned with mass incarceration. 


Friday Night Kick-off Event:


Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium


2920 Broadway New York NY 10027 **Use Broadway Entrance**


1 Train to 116th Street


Speakers include Angela Davis, Fania Davis, Beth Richie, and other leading voices.


Performances by Bryonn Bain and Impact Repertory Theatre


Saturday Panels and Workshops



Columbia University School of Social Work


1255 Amsterdam Ave. New York NY 10027 (Between 121st and 122nd St)


1 Train or AC/BD to 125th Street, walk to Amsterdam and head South




     Morning Panels


          Panel # 1: Transforming Systems: Education at the Center  (10:00 AM -11:30 PM)


          Panel #2:  Transforming Systems:
Imagining Justice and Safety without Mass                         
                       Incarceration (11:45 AM - 1:15 PM)
-------- Lunch Break  1:15- 2:15 --------


     Afternoon Workshops


          Block #1: 2:15 - 3:45


               1. The Impact of Parental Arrest on Children


               2. Faith-Based Communities: Their Role in the Criminal Justice System


               3. Immigration Detention and Mass Deportation


               4. Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement


               5. Campaign Development 101: Through the Lens of Raise the Age


               6. Reproductive Health Rights in Prison: A Skills-Based Workshop


               7. Women, Reentry, and Gender-Responsive Programming


          Block #2: 4:00 - 5:30


               1. The Intersection of Higher Education and the Criminal Justice System


               2. Parole and Aging People in Prison


               3. Restorative Justice in the Context of Domestic
Violence: Exploring Culturally Sensitive                      Practices
in Communities of Color


               4. Policing Under Bratton: A New Era or Business as Usual?


               5. Tracking Trans* Individuals Across the Justice
System Continuum: Identifying Service                        Gaps and
Promoting Safety


               6. How Can it Be Done Better? An International Comparison of Justice Systems


               7. Theater for Social Change in an Era of Mass Incarceration



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