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Hosted by Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
MONDAY, APRIL 03 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
444 CENTRAL PARK WEST | NEW YORK
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
and the members of the host committee invite you
to join them for an evening of community and justice to raise
needed support for the inspiring work of the
HOST COMMITTEE
(in formation)
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
Gregory T. Camp
Catherine Chadwick
Bernard E. Harcourt
Joyce S. Johnson
James Kwak
Mia Ruyter
Dr. Kitty M. Steel and Lewis Steel
Monday, April 3, 2023 @ 6:00 PM EDT
444 Central Park West
New York, NY 10025
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
We are committed to the safety of our staff and supporters. This event will adhere to all federal and local COVID-19 recommendations. Due to the nature of this event, guests are highly encouraged to take all necessary safety precautions, including vaccination, testing within 48 hours of the event, and usage of face marks and social distancing when possible.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions or are a student and wish to attend this event,
please contact development@schr.org.
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
In The Fear of Too Much Justice, legendary death penalty lawyer Stephen B. Bright and legal scholar James Kwak offer a heart-wrenching overview of how the criminal legal system fails to live up to the values of equality and justice. The book ranges from poor people squeezed for cash by private probation companies because of trivial violations to people executed in violation of the Constitution despite overwhelming evidence of intellectual disability or mental illness. They also show examples from around the country of places that are making progress toward justice.
Stephen B. Bright has tried capital cases before juries in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi; argued four capital cases before the United States Supreme Court; and argued many other cases before state and federal appellate courts. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of his client in each case. Three involved racial discrimination in jury selection and the fourth involved the right to a mental health expert for a poor person facing the death penalty.
He served as the director of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta from 1982 to 2005, and as its president and senior counsel from 2006 to 2016.
James Kwak has been a Southern Center for Human Rights board of directors member since 2013 and was the board chair from 2019 to 2022. He is a former professor of law at the University of Connecticut, author of Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality, and co-author with Simon Johnson of White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You, and the New York Times bestseller 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown. He is also the co-author of The Baseline Scenario, a leading blog on economics and public policy.
James is also co-author with Stephen Bright of the upcoming The Fear of Too Much Justice (The New Press). He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
AND REMARKS BY
Terrica Redfield Ganzy is Executive Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), where she leads the SCHR team in carrying out its mission to dramatically transform the criminal legal system through direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
Prior to becoming SCHR’s Executive Director, Terrica served in several different roles at SCHR, most recently as Deputy Director, helping to coordinate SCHR’s strategy and programs. Terrica also served as SCHR’s development director, designing and leading SCHR’s development strategy and building strategic partnerships. For nine years, Terrica served as a Staff Attorney in SCHR’s Capital Litigation Unit, where her work focused on representing clients on death row in Georgia and Alabama. For five years, she also served as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Death Penalty Resource Counsel, providing training and resources to capital defense attorneys throughout the nation.
Hosted by Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
MONDAY, APRIL 03 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
444 CENTRAL PARK WEST | NEW YORK
Hosted by Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
MONDAY, APRIL 03 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
444 CENTRAL PARK WEST | NEW YORK
Hosted by Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
MONDAY, APRIL 03 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
444 CENTRAL PARK WEST | NEW YORK
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Monday, April 3, 2023 @ 6:00 PM EDT
444 Central Park West
New York, NY 10025
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
We are committed to the safety of our staff and supporters. This event will adhere to all federal and local COVID-19 recommendations. Due to the nature of this event, guests are highly encouraged to take all necessary safety precautions, including vaccination, testing within 48 hours of the event, and usage of face marks and social distancing when possible.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions or are a student and wish to attend this event,
please contact development@schr.org.