Derecka Purnell, “A Conversation about Law, Law School, Organizing, and Becoming Abolitionists”
Members of the Harvard Law School Community are invited to attend a conversation with Derecka Purnell — HLS grad, human rights lawyer, organizer, and author — about her journey about Law, Law School, Organizing, and Becoming Abolitionists.”
Derecka received her JD from Harvard Law School, and works to end police and prison violence by providing legal assistance, research, and training to community-based organizations through an abolitionist framework. She is the author of the “Becoming Abolitionists.”
Moderated by Olivia Murray.
Open to members of the Harvard Law School community.
- Friday, September 16, 2022
- Start at 12:20 pm
- WCC 2012
- Lunch provided