October 31: "Since I Been Down" - A Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Join the Center on Race, Law and Justice and the Parole Preparation Project for a virtual panel discussion of Since I Been Down, a riveting, award-winning documentary about the incarceration of teenagers and the injustice of extended prison sentences.

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Center on Race, Law and Justice presents:
"Since I Been Down"
A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Date/Time:
Monday, October 31, 2022
6– 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
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Speakers:
Our panel discussion will feature:

• Gilda Sheppard, award winning director of Since I Been Down.
• Kimonti Carter, who is featured in Since I Been Down and the founder of T.E.A.C.H. (Taking Education and Creating History). He was sentenced to life in prison as a teenager and was recently released after serving over 26 years.
• Jeffrey Ellis, Mr. Carter’s attorney who has represented individuals accused of crimes at trial, on appeal, in state post-conviction, in federal habeas, and in clemency proceedings since 1987.
• The discussion will be moderated by Anthony Dixon an award-winning activist and organizer and the Director of Community Engagement at the Parole Preparation Project. 

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This program is presented by the Center on Race, Law and Justice in conjunction with the Parole Preparation Project and co-sponsored by the Advocates for the Incarcerated (AFTI), Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), the Black Law Student Association (BLSA), and the Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA)
Credit:
CLE credit for this program is approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 1.5 nontransitional diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias credits.

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