Description
Experience the movie “13th” with a discussion to follow led by Bailey Drechsler, Instructor at Cuesta College and a member of our Bend the Arc Moral Minyan.
The Movie “13th” presents the history of injustice in the American judicial system. “13th” is a 2016 documentary by renowned African-American director Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time, Middle of Nowhere). The film explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. It is titled after the 13th Amendment to the constitution, which freed the slaves and prohibited slavery, with the exception of slavery as punishment for a crime.
Bailey Drechsler, is an Instructor in the Human Development Department at Cuesta College, with specialized areas of social justice education, group facilitation and identity formation.
This event is free and open to the public.