Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series States of Incarceration: Connecting Stories of Immigration Detention and Mass Incarceration and the Movements Against Them The systems of immigration detention and mass incarceration are intertwined: immigrants and citizens accused of crimes are often detained in the same buildings, controlled by the same personnel, managed by the same corporations. […]
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series The Future of Conversion Therapy Bans in the US Over the last several years, 23 states, including New York and New Jersey, have barred licensed mental health professionals from providing therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender identity. These conversion therapy bans often had bipartisan support when […]
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series “It is better to be the thorn in the side of your friend than his echo”: The Value of Political Pluralism in Academia Professor Philip Swan of Hunter College will be joined by Laura Beltz, Director of Policy Reform and Ryne Weiss, Director of Research, at the Foundation […]
