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True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality Film Screening
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
6:15 PM – 8 PM EDT (GMT-4)
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Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Noble Commons
11235 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
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In the last half-century, America has become the nation with the highest rate of incarceration in the world, authorized the execution of hundreds of condemned prisoners and continued to struggle to recover from a long history of racial injustice.
For more than three decades, Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. An intimate portrait of this remarkable man, True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's FIght for Equality follows his struggle to create greater fairness in the system and shows how racial injustice emerged, evolved and continues to threaten the country, challenging viewers to confront it.
Two professional development hours are available. Open to all CWRU students, faculty and staff.
Food Provided (Subway Catering - Vegetarian Options Available)
Where
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Noble Commons
11235 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
Speakers
Anthony Body
Bail Disruptor
The Bail Project
Anthony is an organizer, community leader, and builder. He has worked in various capacities as a community organizer in the Glenville neighborhood and throughout the city of Cleveland. Anthony’s passion for mission-driven change and love for Cleveland has shaped his professional career and everyday life.
Justin Abdul-Kareem Henton
Bail Disruptor
The Bail Project
Justin was compelled to be an advocate after two notorious shootings by Cleveland police, and comes to the bail reform movement after working as an advocate for police reform. He feels fortunate for the opportunity to work with the Bail Project and effect the change his community desperately needs.
Michael Benza
Senior Instructor in Law
Case Western Reserve University
Professor Benza teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure I, Death Penalty Issues, the Death Penalty Lab, Federal Prisoner Rights, International Perspectives on the Death Penalty, as well as coaching the International Criminal Court moot court team and he previously coached the Mock Trial team.
Professor Benza continues to represent death row inmates in state courts and federal habeas proceedings. He has litigated capital cases in state trial courts, state appellate and post-conviction courts, and federal courts including arguing Smith v. Spisak, 130 S.Ct. 676 (2010), before the Supreme Court of the United States.