“The First Step” film viewing and discussion

Join fellow community members for a  special viewing and discussion of the documentary film “The First Step.” 

The film follows the journey of Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones and others as they navigate across political party lines to seek criminal justice system reform during the country’s heightened addiction crisis and during a time of intense partisan divide. 

Jones is a lawyer, author, a political and news commentator on CNN, and host of “The Redemption Project,” a television series that explores restorative justice.

His efforts helped build bipartisan support that led to the passing of the First Step Act in December 2018. 

The discussion moderated by Natalie Dollar will also include remote participation by film producer Lance Kramer. 

This event is made possible with support from SAGE and the Classroom Law Project.