Jun 15 • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Bryan Stevenson: Community Conversation on Social Justice

The Center for the Study of Sport in Society and The John D. O'Bryant African American Institute present Bryan Stevenson.

Bryan Stevenson is one of the country's most visionary legal thinkers and social justice advocates. A MacArthur fellow and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson is a founding leader of the movement against mass incarceration in the U.S. He recently served on President Obama's task force on 21st-century policing.

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and one of the most acclaimed and respected lawyers in the nation. His memoir, Just Mercy, is the story of a young lawyer fighting on the frontlines of a country in thrall to extreme punishments and careless justice. It is an inspiring story of unbreakable humanity in the most desperate circumstances, and a powerful indictment of our broken justice system and the twisted values that allow it to continue.

Partners:
Department of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The Institute on Race and Justice
MassHousing
HoodFit
Northeastern Crossing
The Social Justice Resource Center