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Public Hostage, Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America and Finding Another Way (Free virtual event)
February 27 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
About the Event
Join the Keystone Institute, The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, and the Western PA Disability History & Action Consortium for a thought-provoking discussion forum with Dr. William Bronston.
Dr. William Bronston, is the author of Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America. He will share his story of working at Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, NY, in the 1970’s, where 6,000 persons with disabilities were incarcerated under abusive conditions.
A panel will respond to Dr. Bronston’s presentation, with an opportunity for audience questions as well.
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