When: 
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Where: 
Oechsle 224
Presenter: 
Sarah Burns
Price: 
Free
Sarah Burns graduated from Yale University in 2004 with a degree in American studies and went on to work for Moore & Goodman, a small civil rights law firm based in New York. She co-wrote and directed this documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After they spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. A Q&A and book signing will follow the screening. Her book, The Central Park 5, will be available for purchase. Watch a trailer of the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2380247/
Sponsored by: 
FAMS, WGS, The Office of Gender and Sexuality Programs

Contact information

Name: 
Mary Bonner
Phone: 
3051
Email: 
bonnermj@lafayette.edu