Marlon Peterson: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
Marlon Peterson: Copak já nejsem člověk? Výzva k reformě trestního soudnictví
Marlon Peterson is a writer, youth development expert and human justice advocate. Full bio
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I will tell everyone
way to open a talk
způsob úvodu přednášky
going through your head about that.
v hlavě spousta otázek.
such a thing about himself?
when he sees himself as garbage?
jako hrdina a odpad zároveň?
pomocí otázek než odpovědí.
than we do from answers.
some sort of new information,
that makes us feel uncomfortable.
která je nám nepříjemná.
jediného akustického nástroje,
to the only acoustic instrument
of one of the ghettos in Trinidad,
of the American military ...
military bases set up in Trinidad,
základnu během 2.světové války
with empty oil drums --
repurposed the old drums left behind
začali znovu využívat
to Bob Marley to 50 Cent,
přes Boba Marleyho po 50 Cent,
music out of garbage.
hudbu z odpadků.
při pokusu o násilné přepadení
in a violent robbery attempt
in a coffee shop,
na Trinidad a Tobagu.
of Trinidad and Tobago.
and millions of Americans easily malign.
a milióny Američanů pošpiňují.
and seven days of a prison sentence.
in a correctional institution.
trestu v nápravném zařízení.
that a series of letters redeemed me,
the darkness and the guilt
moment of my young life.
mého mladého života.
when I read those words.
a mentoring correspondence program
korespondenčního mentorovacího programu,
at a middle school in Brooklyn,
sdíleli své příběhy,
shared their stories with me,
of their favorite cartoon character
své oblíbené kreslené postavičky
on my letters or my words of advice,
na mé dopisy a rady,
I could contribute to this planet.
čím můžu přispět této planetě.
and what they shared with me,
co v nich mladí lidé
to admit to myself
for that fateful day in October of 1999;
with living in a community
to get than sneakers;
raped at gunpoint at the age of 14;
ve 14 letech s pistolí u hlavy,
mattered so much to me,
pro mě tolik znamenaly,
with those folks
s některými ze svých přátel,
with some friends of mine
with the young people as well,
s mladými lidmi
of relevancy in return.
a inovátoři programů pro mladistvé,
and youth program innovators
return of investment.
taught me was that when we sow,
of people no matter where they're at,
bez ohledu na to, kde jsou,
of criminal justice reform,
of nonviolent drug offenses
drogové trestné činy
je lidská spravedlnost.
that amplify the relevancy of people
které posílí relevanci lidí
v nedalekém ghettu,
the communities that we want.
jaké chceme.
in law enforcement as a resource,
investovat do vymahatelnosti práva,
a sense of relevancy
že na vás záleží.
do so many harmful things
dělají tolik špatných věcí:
zviditelněním skrytých traumat.
display of a lot of underlying traumas.
value of relevancy,
hojivé lidské důležitosti,
personal responsibility and healing.
osobní zodpovědnosti i uzdravení.
to do the hard work,
abyste udělali tu náročnou práci,
undeserved kindness
nezanedbatelné laskavosti těm,
while walking home.
po cestě domů.
while eating breakfast,
the redemptive value of relevancy
abych vnímal možnost napravitelnosti
of seeing the value in me.
na tom těžce pracoval.
our own capacity
napjali svoji schopnost
easily choose not to see,
to be recognized,
až budou rozpoznáni
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marlon Peterson - Human justice advocateMarlon Peterson is a writer, youth development expert and human justice advocate.
Why you should listen
Marlon Peterson is the host of the podcast, Decarcerated, which highlights the journeys of resilience, redemption and success of formerly incarcerated people.
Since his release from prison in 2009, after serving 10 years, Peterson has spearheaded the creation of two youth development programs in New York City, How Our Lives Link Altogether (H.O.L.L.A!) and Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO SOS). With a focus on gun violence prevention and youth advocacy, both programs have provided programming for hundreds of young people.
In 2015 Peterson left his full-time work in the nonprofit sector to create The Precedential Group, a social justice consultancy that works to address the trauma revolving around the intersections of race, gender, violence, police violence and community violence. His work through the Precedential Group has allowed him to provide support for organizations throughout the United States and Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
As a writer, advocate, program developer and public speaker Peterson has been recognized as a Soros Justice Fellow, Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, Ebony Magazine Power 100 Honoree and TED Resident. His writings have appeared and been cited in The Nation, Gawker, The Atlantic, Huff Post, Black Press USA, Ebony and the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. He has contributed to Kiese Laymon's aaward-winning novel, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America and Love Lives Here, Too by former New York Times columnist, Sheila Rule.
Peterson is Brooklyn born and bred with a Trinidadian heart. He is a graduate of New York University and is currently working on his first Pulitzer, a memoir.
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