Tagged - decarceration
decarceration
REJI Towards a World Without Prisons zoom a success
At 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Junior Day, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) hosted the “Towards a World Without Prisons” Zoom panel, featuring representatives of eight organizations working to decarcerate New York. Read More
activism
Angela Davis, famed prison abolitionist, challenges UR to stress critical thinking
Angela Davis — an activist and scholar known for her prison abolitionist work — championed critical thinking in her talk last Tuesday, beginning with a criticism of universities, including UR. “I was asked to talk about what the University can do to encourage engaged citizens, but first I want to talk about the University,” Davis […]
