During my social justice fieldwork, I met with a man who makes documentaries. We mainly focussed on his work known as From Prison to Home, a documentary about the reintigratio system. We learned about how important and difficult reintegration is for some despite having a support system. For others, the ability to admit they made a mistake…
Hampshire College Social Justice Workshop
by Marcus
During our visit to the college, we met many people who were passionate about social justice as well as current issues with the government. When we went to the workshop, Caleb and I were very shy because we were the youngest ones there and it was very awkward. However, he and I both generated multiple…
Tour of Refoundry and Interviewing Emile Grodman
by Marcus
During my fieldwork visit, Caleb and I went to the Brooklyn Navy Yards with Caleb’s father, Adam Kohn-Blank. We drove from his house on Bergen Street and drove to building 52. There we met Emilie who gave us a full tour and interview. We talked with some of the participants, one being Dexter who was…
Interviewing Jumaane Williams at LREI
by Marcus
Interview With Saadiq Bey of The Vera Institute 11/21
by Marcus
On my field work visit my partner, Caleb, and I met with Saadiq Bey about his work. We interviewed him and it went very well because we gained a lot of information about the Justice system and how it works for and against certain people. We asked him a lot of questions such as: “While doing some…