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BRYAN STEVENSON (Equal Justice Initiative) - BEHIND THE SCENES

DAIS X MAI X Great Big Story

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Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, social justice activist, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, Stevenson has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children. He has helped achieve court decisions that prohibit sentencing children under 18 to death, or to life imprisonment without parole. Stevenson has assisted in cases that have saved dozens of prisoners from the death penalty, advocated for poor people, and developed community-based reform litigation aimed at improving the administration of criminal justice. Bryan is also a best selling author his book Just Mercy was published in 2014 and has garnered numerous awards

To get involved and take action go to www.eji.org

MAI uses movement, visual art, music, and the power of words to inspire world changing dialogue around today’s most critical social issues. The short film, "AM i A MAN" explores the reality of mass incarceration in the United States of America.

DAIS x MAI x Great Big Story — The First of Many collaborations.

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