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Commencement & Writing Showcase at San Quentin

January 14, 2025

We’re bringing together over 300 invited guests at San Quentin, including policy makers, health leaders, philanthropists, prison officials and system-impacted individuals for a first-of-its-kind event highlighting our nation’s systemic and racial inequities starting at birth and the need for data-driven, upstream investments In children and families. Graduating writing workshop participants will share readings of their hard-hitting and touching writings - personal narratives and poems telling powerful stories of incarcerated adults who were once young children living at the intersection of poverty, trauma, and systemic racism.

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To maximize impact in raising awareness and support for systemic change, a short film of the event will be directed by Sundance Film Festival and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jacob Kornbluth. 

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For more information about the event, including details about sponsorship opportunities, contact us at info@backtothestart.org.

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