CPCD-CN-05 - "Dinner and a Lecture" Series
Course Description
The UNH Graduate School offers free dinner at Holloway Commons for graduate students and postdocs attending specific events throughout the year. Depending on the timing of the event, dinner can be either beforehand or afterwards. Please see the latest opportunities listed here and be sure to register by adding the dinner registration to your cart and checking out! We look forward to seeing you.
The Graduate School is offering free dinner at Holloway Commons for graduate students and postdocs attending Bird Uncaged: Justice Reform and Redemption. Dinner will take place at 5:00 PM and we will head to the event afterwards, which begins at 6:00 PM. Please note that this registration is only for dinner. You must also register for the event itself at this link: https://forms.gle/1iVk7H8exNTfjnmB6
About the event:
Beyond the Border: A Critical Dialogue Series engages NH-based practitioners with their peers outside of the Granite State! This year’s second event will provide invaluable insight into the criminal justice system and offer strategies for reform, and advocacy.
Our featured guest Marlon Peterson is the Executive Director of the College and Community Fellowship and host of the DEcarcerated Podcast. In addition to authoring Bird Uncaged, he has written, developed programs, lectured, organized, and advocated alongside the formerly incarcerated, victims of gun violence, womxn, immigrants, and young people. Marlon is also a Senior Atlantic Fellow, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and an inaugural Aspen Civil Society Fellow. He also sits on the Board of Directors Center for Justice Innovation, and the Village Capital Justice Tech Advisory Board. His TED Talk, "A Call For Criminal Justice Reform," has amassed over 1.2 million views, and you can usually find him playing the 6-bass with a steelband during the summers in his hometown of The Republic of Brooklyn, NY. He just won his fifth steelpan competition this past Labor Day at the Brooklyn Museum.