After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender, and ultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress. But rather than give in to despair, she decided to fight for change. As a young Black woman falsely accused, prosecuted, and ultimately imprisoned, Haynes suffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system. Her boyfriend had asked her to sign for some packages-packages she did not know were filled with marijuana. Book Description A searing exposé of the profound failures in our justice system, told by a woman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed public defender Keeda Haynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit. A major component of my research included conducting focus groups with self selected as well as targeted respondents from various backgrounds. I have co authored and published technical papers on qualitative data collection outcomes impacting transportation and end user access. I recently retired from UC BERKELEY after 32 years of service in the field of Social Behavioral Research. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Group Facilitator Madonna Camel I am a local African American Artist and graduate of UCSC.
We greatly appreciate the support of our allies who are not BIPOC, and invite you to procure the book and create discussion around the topic of the injustice prison complex system and its wrongful persecution of the global majority.** Date/Time: Thursdays 5–7pm | 4/20, 4/27, 5/11, 5/18, and 6/01 Location: In-person | RCNV 612 Ocean St. **Due to the fact that Black and Brown people make up the majority of incarcerated (many likely wrongfully so), this book circle will be available to Black and Brown people exclusively.
The Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) presents a series of antiracism book circles as an act of radical education and collaboration.
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