My mom used to say i know but i cant put my finger on it. I knew, but i just couldnt name it and described it and the new jim crow put everything that i experienced through the criminal Justice System, through my community in plain and distinct order. So as i stayed around and continued the work, my understanding and analysis grew and with that, my commitment and determination grew to change things. Not only for myself, but for everybody who crossed my path. And that resulted in Movement Building and systems change, in Leadership Development and in building a Strong Community that sticks advice together thank you for that. Susan, let me ask this of both of you because you talk about your own sort of narrativearc or your learning curve. Michelle, certainly before that as well and im very aware that we have a much larger consciousness about ending mass incarceration now. It wasnt this big when we started critical resistance in 1997 with angela davis and i wonder what it was that was disr
An opportunity to welcome some of our guests, particularly in the area of the country and prejudice and engage with them in conversations. Wed like to do it two ways today. After our guest speaks, i will begin with questions and then make the floor available to you to ask and argue with them, whatever makes you happy. When he was still a teenager. After leaving the violent far right state movement that he was part of during his youth, he began the painstaking process of rebuilding his life. And in the year 2009, he cofounded an Organization Called life after hate. A Nonprofit Organization helping people to disengage from hate and violent extremism. In 2015 christian decided to share his journey from hate to understanding in the book, and he published the romantic, a book called romantic violence memoirs of an american skinhead. So following his talk ill ask him a few questions and he will have an opportunity to engage with him. Christian, the floor is yours. [applause] thank you, abe.
On friday a panel of Political Campaign experts participated in a discussion on the Vice President ial Selection Process. They also offered recommendations for the candidates during this election cycle. Taking part were former Campaign Staff members from the obama, mccain and Romney Campaigns. This is just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Good morning. I direct the democracy project at the bipartisan center. Welcome today, we are here with a very distinguished group of people who have been thinking about Vice President ial selection. Im just going to have a few minutes here to introduce some people, and then im going to turn it over to our group. We are here today with a product of the working group, bpcs working group on Vice President ial selection. Many of you have it in your hands, others of you can find it online. It is a group that came together over the last six months, people who have seen up close the Vice President ial Selection Proce
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