We invite you to a Community Conversation around Breaking the stigmas about incarceration and using our position to advocate and educate society about justice-impacted individuals and create better pathways to success. Taking place on Friday, April 21st from 12-1 pm over Zoom.
Angela Davis wrote, " Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings." For many formerly incarcerated people, this dehumanization continues far beyond their release. Please join us as we acknowledge Second Chance Month and hold a Community Conversation about the importance of breaking the stigmas about incarceration and using our position as social workers to advocate and educate society about justice-impacted individuals and create better pathways to success.
This is a time for conversation - to share feelings, raise concerns, and talk together as a school community. To aid the conversation, space will be limited. (We know it's coming up soon, so if you miss it, don't fear! If there is a lot of interest in this topic, we can hold another session soon.)
About the format. With these smaller Community Conversations, our hope is to explore restorative dialogue and build community, creating a space where we are all teachers and learners. We will draw heavily on practices from intergroup dialogue and restorative justice.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106