The Gathering: Young People and Criminal Justice

When our children are being arrested in school for the “crime” of misbehaving, there is a clear failure not only in our school systems, but in our justice system. Harry Belafonte’s The Gathering is a national movement that supports local work in communities throughout the country. This video presentation and panel discussion highlights the depth of the problem and offers solutions being introduced in New York City. Project Director Malia Lazu and Kyung Ji Rhee, of the Prison Moratorium Project, lead a panel of criminal justice activists, youth organizers and young performers to discuss the problems and the work of solving them.

The Gathering: Young People in Criminal Justice is presented as part of the 2007 Women Center Stage Festival.