Reading for Understanding: Monthly Virtual Book Discussion
The Center’s Reading for Understanding monthly book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.
Virtual small group book discussion of "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson.
Please purchase and read/listen to "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 7-9pm Eastern Standard Time.
"Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever."
Please purchase and read/listen to "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 7-9pm Eastern Standard Time.
Register today at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/225863232007
Reading for Understanding
Monthly virtual book discussions hosted by the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation
As a learning organization, the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation seeks to provide opportunities to promote understanding and empathy. Book discussions provide participants with a shared experience and an opportunity to engage with others.
The Center’s Reading for Understanding monthly book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.
What should a participant expect?
Participants should expect an email with a read-ahead presentation and meeting credentials the Monday preceding the event. All book discussions are two hours and use Zoom breakout rooms to create small discussion groups. We start together as a large group (7-7:10pm), briefly return to a large group at the half-way point (7:50-8pm) and conclude as a large group (8:40-9pm). Virtual doors open at 6:45pm, unless otherwise noted. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Support black-owned or independent bookstores.
Many black-owned and independent bookstores now offer shipping. Find a store in your area and shop in-person or online.
Participants are encouraged to continue learning through the Center’s Eradicating Racism: A Path Forward learning series.
About the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation
The Dock C. Bracy Center is committed to human reconciliation and the eradication of racism and other forms of human oppression. Our work focuses on healing the internal emotional and cognitive harms that have allowed racism to continue to thrive in our society. We support the efforts of many other groups and individuals by providing opportunities for learning and self-reflection so that strategies to eradicate racism can become more successful. Additional information about the Center can be found by visiting the website and by following @dcbcenter.
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