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Join us on Friday, March 12th to watch Gideon’s Army:
Three young, idealistic Public Defenders in the Deep South struggle against long hours, low pay, and staggering caseloads to ensure justice is served for America's forgotten poor.
Watch Party: We will begin the watch party at 7:00 pm CST on Amazon Prime. You will receive a watch party link at 6:45 pm CST in the e-mail you provide when registering for the Zoom discussion. *In order to join the watch party segment, you will need to have Amazon Prime access or to rent the movie on Amazon prior to joining the watch party.
Discussion: We will gather to discuss the movie at 8:40 pm CST through Zoom.
We are excited to have Saif Kazim and Naji Muhajid to lead our discussion.
Saif is a public defender in Houston. He previously worked as a public defender in the Bronx after graduating from the University of Chicago Law School.
Naji is a former public defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He is currently assisting the city of Philadelphia with management of their police assisted diversion program.
We hope to explore, among other things:
Poverty and the American Justice System
The upper hand of the state
Pay and public service
We look forward to seeing you then
There may be some language in the film. It deals with difficult subject matter.