Join us at this community event to spotlight Emerson College’s life-changing Bachelor’s Degree program for individuals incarcerated in Massachusetts State Prison -- and the (also life-changing) opportunities to mentor incarcerated students and support them in reaching their academic and individual potential. 

Date:  Wednesday, March 13

Location:  Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Road, Wellesley Hills.  (A Zoom option will be available – link sent upon RSVP.) 

• 6:30-7:00pm – Pre-program Shmoozing and Refreshments 
• 7:00-8:15pm – Program

We will hear from Professor Mneesha Gellman, Founder and Director of the Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI), and several EPI graduates, who will share their experiences and insights on the impact of making higher education more accessible to people who are incarcerated, and the transformative journey of EPI students.  We will also discuss opportunities to mentor members of the newest class of EPI students, based at MCI Norfolk.  

JOIN US:

• To hear about the transformative power of EPI’s education program behind the prison walls -- for both EPI’s incarcerated students and for those who teach and mentor them! 
• To learn more about the extraordinary experience of mentoring and supporting an EPI student through the Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring program.
• If you are a current or former College Behind Bars mentor!  Let’s connect, support, and celebrate our community of mentors AND PLEASE BRING A FRIEND – you are our best ambassadors for the CBB mentor program! 

For more questions, contact Amy at a.benjamin@comcast.net.

Sponsored by the TBE Racial Justice Initiative.