Square One Project: Parsimony and Other Radical Ideas about Justice

This event involves the launch of a new book, Parsimony and Other Radical Ideas about Justice, edited by Bruce Western and Jeremy Travis. The book engages the national political conversation about dismantling mass incarceration and racial justice through the contributions of some twenty authors who participated for three years in the Square One Project, a national project of narrative change.

Opening spoken word performance:

• Halim Flowers, artist, writer, and activist

Moderator:

• Carrie Johnson, NPR

Speakers:

• Bruce Western, Sociologist and Director of the Columbia University Justice Lab and editor
• Jeremy Travis, VP of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures and editor
• Anamika Dwivedi, Manager of the Square One Executive Session and contributing author

Host or Publisher Columbia University Justice Lab