Marlon Peterson: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
मार्लोन पेतेर्सों: क्या मैं इंसान नहीं हूं? आपराधिक न्याय सुधार के लिए एक विचार-विमर्श
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
एक बात खोलने का
going through your head about that.
such a thing about himself?
when he sees himself as garbage?
जब की वह खुद को कचरा समझता हो?
than we do from answers.
प्रश्नों से सीखते है
some sort of new information,
that makes us feel uncomfortable.
जो हमें असहज महसूस करता है
सवाल करने को,
to the only acoustic instrument
of one of the ghettos in Trinidad,
विकसित,
of the American military ...
अमेरिकी सेना का......
military bases set up in Trinidad,
त्रिनिदाद में सैन्य ठिकानों की स्थापना की,
with empty oil drums --
तेल के ड्रम पीछे छोड़कर--
repurposed the old drums left behind
पुराने ड्रम क पुनरुद्देशित किया
to Bob Marley to 50 Cent,
बॉब मार्ले से 50 सेंट्स तक,
उन्होंने कचरे से संगीत बनाया.
music out of garbage.
in a violent robbery attempt
एक हिंसक डकैती क प्रयास करने के लिए
in a coffee shop,
of Trinidad and Tobago.
and millions of Americans easily malign.
अमेरिकियों को आसानी से बदमाश हो जाते हैं
छोड़ दिया गया था --
and seven days of a prison sentence.
जेल की सजा काटी.
एक सुधारक संस्था में सजा सुनाई गई थी.
in a correctional institution.
that a series of letters redeemed me,
पत्रों की एक श्रृंखला ने मुझे बचा लिया,
the darkness and the guilt
अंधेरे और अपराध से
moment of my young life.
क्षण से जुदा था .
मुझे नायक के रूप में देखा था.
when I read those words.
a mentoring correspondence program
सलाह पत्राचार कार्यक्रम के दौरान
सह-डिजाइन किया थ
at a middle school in Brooklyn,
ब्रुकलिन में एक मिडिल स्कूल में
shared their stories with me,
अपनी कहानी साझा की,
of their favorite cartoon character
उनके पसंदीदा कार्टून चरित्र का
on my letters or my words of advice,
मेरे पत्र या मेरे सलाह के पर,
I could contribute to this planet.
मैं इस ग्रह में क्या योगदान कर सकता हूँ.
and what they shared with me,
जो उन्होंने मेरे साथ साझा किया,
to admit to myself
अपने आप को स्वीकार करने के लिए
for that fateful day in October of 1999;
के लिए कारन थे;
with living in a community
रहने के साथ
to get than sneakers;
raped at gunpoint at the age of 14;
बलात्कार होने के साथ जुड़े आघात से;
mattered so much to me,
इतना मायने रखते है,
with those folks
with some friends of mine
मेरे कुछ दोस्तों के साथ
with the young people as well,
युवा लोगों के साथ,
of relevancy in return.
बदले में प्रासंगिकता की.
and youth program innovators
युवा कार्यक्रम प्रर्वतक है
return of investment.
निवेश की वापसी.
taught me was that when we sow,
सिखाथा है कि जब हम बोते हैं,
of people no matter where they're at,
बिना कोई फर्क किये कि वे कहां हैं,
of criminal justice reform,
of nonviolent drug offenses
अहिंसक दवा अपराधों का
के यौग्य है?
that amplify the relevancy of people
एक घेटो के पास,
the communities that we want.
जो समुदाय हम चाहते हैं
in law enforcement as a resource,
में निवेश करने से बेहतर कर सकते हैं
a sense of relevancy
नहीं देते
do so many harmful things
के बीच में क्यों है इतने सारे हानिकारक
चीजें करते हैं
display of a lot of underlying traumas.
आघातों का एक दृश्य प्रदर्शन है
value of relevancy,
में निवेश करते हैं,
personal responsibility and healing.
दोनों प्रदान कर सकते हैं।
to do the hard work,
के लिए कह रहा हूँ,
undeserved kindness
खो दिया
while walking home.
में पकड़ा गया था.
while eating breakfast,
the redemptive value of relevancy
खुद से पूछ रहा हूं
उन्हें मार डाला,
of seeing the value in me.
our own capacity
जोर दे रहा हूं
अनुभव करने के लिए,
easily choose not to see,
अनदेखा कर सकते हैं,
to be recognized,
प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं
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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