Marlon Peterson: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
Марлон Петерсон: Разве я не человек? Призыв к реформе уголовного правосудия.
Marlon Peterson is a writer, youth development expert and human justice advocate. Full bio
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I will tell everyone
то расскажу всем,
Марлон Петерсон».
way to open a talk
начать выступление
going through your head about that.
относительно моей речи.
such a thing about himself?
when he sees himself as garbage?
если сам он причисляет себя к отбросам?
than we do from answers.
из вопросов, нежели из ответов.
some sort of new information,
в получении новой информации
that makes us feel uncomfortable.
что не даёт нам покоя.
to the only acoustic instrument
акустического инструмента,
of one of the ghettos in Trinidad,
тринидадских трущоб,
of the American military ...
американских вооружённых сил.
military bases set up in Trinidad,
американцев базировались в Тринидаде,
with empty oil drums --
после себя много мусора —
repurposed the old drums left behind
нашли применение старым бочкам,
to Bob Marley to 50 Cent,
от Бетховена до Боба Марли и 50 Cent,
music out of garbage.
сделали музыку из мусора.
in a violent robbery attempt
в попытке ограбления
in a coffee shop,
of Trinidad and Tobago.
and millions of Americans easily malign.
выражается Трамп и миллионы американцев.
and seven days of a prison sentence.
2 месяца и 7 дней.
in a correctional institution.
в исправительной колонии.
«ты здесь неуместен»,
that a series of letters redeemed me,
мне очень помогали письма,
the darkness and the guilt
утонуть в тёмной пучине вины,
moment of my young life.
за худшие моменты своей юности.
when I read those words.
a mentoring correspondence program
в рамках которой я написал 150 писем.
at a middle school in Brooklyn,
средней школы в Бруклине,
«Программой для юных специалистов».
shared their stories with me,
со мной своими историями,
of their favorite cartoon character
своих любимых героев мультфильмов
on my letters or my words of advice,
что для них важны мои письма и советы,
I could contribute to this planet.
and what they shared with me,
которые писали мне подростки,
to admit to myself
for that fateful day in October of 1999;
в тот роковой октябрьский день 1999 г.
with living in a community
с проживанием в обществе,
to get than sneakers;
raped at gunpoint at the age of 14;
в 14 лет, пригрозив оружием,
mattered so much to me,
with those folks
with some friends of mine
возможностью со своими друзьями,
with the young people as well,
of relevancy in return.
and youth program innovators
изобретатели программы для молодёжи,
с применением оружия,
return of investment.
taught me was that when we sow,
что когда мы сеем,
of people no matter where they're at,
не делая различия между людьми,
of criminal justice reform,
of nonviolent drug offenses
оборот наркотиков
и не отвергаются обществом.
это правосудие людей.
that amplify the relevancy of people
которые повышают важность людей
или в каких-то трущобах,
the communities that we want.
сообщества, которые хотим.
in law enforcement as a resource,
вклад в систему охраны правопорядка,
a sense of relevancy
чувства собственной важности,
do so many harmful things
многие из нас совершают
display of a lot of underlying traumas.
множества скрытых травм.
value of relevancy,
в спасительную ценность значимости,
personal responsibility and healing.
ответственность, но и сами исцеляемся.
to do the hard work,
нелёгкая, изнуряющая работа,
undeserved kindness
к «отбросам общества»,
игнорируем и отвергаем.
в вооружённых стычках,
while walking home.
когда он шёл домой.
while eating breakfast,
the redemptive value of relevancy
исцеляющую ценность значимости
of seeing the value in me.
our own capacity
собрать весь свой гуманизм
easily choose not to see,
to be recognized,
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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