Society & Culture
Join us for an important and eye-opening conversation with Vera Institute Executive Vice President and Special Counsel, Kevin Keenan, as we peel the onion of mass incarceration - and learn what Vera is doing about it. Highlights: The extraordinary harm caused by our system of mass incarceration Facing into brutality and racism of our criminal justice system The importance of treating everybody with dignity The importance of proximity for really being able to tackle complex social problems What Vera Institute is doing to create a more just society Links: https://www.vera.org/ Twitter: @verainstitute @kevinkeenan Justin’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PUPQrF5Qlk Bar Chart from PPI: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2018.html JustLeadership USA/ Glenn Martin Quote, “Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution, but furthest from resources and power.”: https://jlusa.org/our-goal/ On Movement Ecology, AYNI Institute: https://ayni.institute/movementecology/