Marlon Peterson: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
Marlon Peterson: Én talán nem vagyok ember? Felhívás a büntetőjog megreformálására
Marlon Peterson is a writer, youth development expert and human justice advocate. Full bio
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I will tell everyone
mindenkinek elmesélem,
egy Marlon Peterson nevű hőst."
way to open a talk
going through your head about that.
such a thing about himself?
when he sees himself as garbage?
miközben ő söpredéknek látja önmagát?
a kérdésekből, mint a válaszokból.
than we do from answers.
some sort of new information,
szánjuk el magunkat,
that makes us feel uncomfortable.
amitől kényelmetlenül érezzük magunkat.
származnak,
to the only acoustic instrument
olyan akusztikus hangszer is,
eredeztethető hangszer,
of one of the ghettos in Trinidad,
of the American military ...
nemtörődömségéből született.
katonai bázisai voltak Trinidadon,
military bases set up in Trinidad,
with empty oil drums --
hagytak maguk után –
új felhasználási módot találtak,
repurposed the old drums left behind
to Bob Marley to 50 Cent,
egyaránt játszanak stíldobon –
music out of garbage.
a szemétből csináltak zenét.
előtt letartóztattak,
in a violent robbery attempt
in a coffee shop,
of Trinidad and Tobago.
származékai voltunk.
and millions of Americans easily malign.
és milliónyi amerikai szívesen ócsárol.
and seven days of a prison sentence.
és hét napot töltöttem börtönben.
in a correctional institution.
that a series of letters redeemed me,
hogy egy sor levél megváltást hozott,
the darkness and the guilt
és a bűntudaton,
moment of my young life.
legrosszabb pillanatához kötődött.
when I read those words.
a mentoring correspondence program
mentoráló levelezési program keretében.
at a middle school in Brooklyn,
shared their stories with me,
megosztották velem történeteiket,
of their favorite cartoon character
kedvenc rajzfilm-figurájukat,
on my letters or my words of advice,
a leveleimre vagy a tanácsaimra,
I could contribute to this planet.
valami hasznosat ezen a bolygón.
and what they shared with me,
to admit to myself
hogy beismerjem magamnak:
for that fateful day in October of 1999;
a végzetes 1999. októberi napon történt;
with living in a community
to get than sneakers;
mint cipőhöz;
raped at gunpoint at the age of 14;
fegyvert fogtak rám és megerőszakoltak;
mattered so much to me,
with those folks
with some friends of mine
with the young people as well,
bölcsességüket a fiatalokkal,
of relevancy in return.
hogy számítanak.
and youth program innovators
ifjúsági programok fejlesztői,
return of investment.
taught me was that when we sow,
hogy ha magot vetünk,
of people no matter where they're at,
bármilyen helyzetben legyen is valaki,
of criminal justice reform,
of nonviolent drug offenses
drogügyekért elítéltek
és az emberségük felismerését?
that amplify the relevancy of people
érezhessék magukat,
vagy bármely gettóban,
the communities that we want.
in law enforcement as a resource,
ölhetünk erőforrásokat,
a sense of relevancy
úgy érezni, hogy számítanak,
do so many harmful things
hogy bűnt követünk el,
ha számítanánk.
display of a lot of underlying traumas.
megbúvó traumák kifejeződése.
value of relevancy,
úgy érezzék, számítanak,
personal responsibility and healing.
és gyógyulás lehet a jutalmunk.
to do the hard work,
undeserved kindness
akik nem érdemelték ki,
mellőzünk és lökünk félre.
fegyveres erőszak áldozata:
while walking home.
célpontja lett hazafelé tartva.
while eating breakfast,
the redemptive value of relevancy
hogyan érezhetnék magukat fontosnak
of seeing the value in me.
bennem meglátni a jót.
our own capacity
hogy állítsuk kihívás elé magunkat,
easily choose not to see,
to be recognized,
akik arra várnak, hogy felfedezzék őket,
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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