Join the King Hall Community Read on Aug. 17

 

As the King Hall community comes back together in person, we are excited to continue our discussions about our system of justice, the rule of law, and critical perspectives often without voice in our legal system. We’re looking forward to our Racial Justice Speaker Series in the 2021/22 academic year, and the work of our newly constituted DEI Committee, made up of students, staff, faculty and alumni. And, in our second annual King Hall Community Read on Tuesday, Aug. 17, our community will engage with our incoming first-year students in a discussion of the racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

As part of Intro Week, we invite all King Hall community members to take part in a community discussion of My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope and Redemption by Ian Manuel. The small discussion groups, held at King Hall, will include incoming first-year students, upper-division students, faculty, staff members, and alumni - a true King Hall community read. This particular book was chosen to highlight the inequities within our criminal justice system, and to elicit discussion of and ideas for its future. King Hall Professor Irene Joe was part of the legal team that worked with the author of this book to seek justice for himself and future generations.

Volunteers needed: Each small discussion group will have 1-2 discussion facilitators that will help guide the conversation. Discussion group facilitators will receive a free copy of the book, a facilitator guide and further instructions in advance of the date. If you are interested in serving as a facilitator, please indicate so on your registration form.