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SUMMARY:Reading for Change
DESCRIPTION:A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners\, shortlist\, and mission-aligned books. \nRegister to Attend in Person                Register to Attend Virtually\n  CLICK HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK\n \nAbout the Book\nAn Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America is Edwin Raymond’s gripping and deeply reflective account of his fifteen years within the New York Police Department. With unwavering candor and moral clarity\, Raymond reveals the entrenched structures\, racialized pressures\, and unforgiving metrics that shape the realities of American policing. His story moves with the force of testimony—navigating the personal cost of resistance\, the peril of speaking truth to power\, and the enduring belief that justice must be pursued even when the consequences are steep. \nThe memoir becomes both exposé and elegy: a reckoning with history\, a meditation on accountability\, and a call to imagine systems capable of change. Lyrical yet unflinching\, An Inconvenient Cop underscores the vital role of witness in the struggle for equity and reform. \n\nAbout the Facilitators\nThis conversation brings together two essential voices whose experiences and expertise illuminate the themes at the heart of An Inconvenient Cop. Their combined perspectives guide participants through a deeper understanding of policing\, justice\, and the transformative power of truth-telling. \nEdwin Raymond\nEdwin Raymond is native of Brooklyn\, New York and recently retired NYPD lieutenant\, whistleblower and civil rights advocate whose work challenges systemic racism and inequity in modern policing. He shares his experiences through public speaking\, different forms of media and his memoir An Inconvenient Cop\, using personal narrative to illuminate structural injustice. His commitment to reform and moral courage aligns with the Stowe Center’s mission to inspire social\njustice through storytelling. Like Stowe\, Raymond uses his voice to provoke dialogue\, foster empathy and encourage collective action toward a more just society. \nDr. Michael Mallery Jr.\nChair of the Stowe Center’s Board of Trustees\, Dr. Michael Mallery Jr. is a scholar-activist whose work centers on education\, equity\, and community empowerment. With more than fourteen years of experience inspiring students and educators across the country\, he brings an essential lens to conversations about justice and social change. His commitment to fostering dialogue and civic engagement makes him a vital guide in exploring the memoir’s urgent themes.
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SUMMARY:Reading for Change
DESCRIPTION:A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners\, shortlist\, and mission-aligned books. \n\n  \n\nFREE\nVirtual – invite friends across the country!\n6:00 – 7:00 PM EST\nNo requirement to read the book beforehand!\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n\nThe Intentions of Thunder gathers\, for the first time\, the essential work from across Patricia Smith’s decorated career. Here\, Smith’s poems\, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight\, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement\, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain\, confront the frightening revelations of history\, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry—all the careful witness\, embodied experience\, and bristling pleasure that it bestows—and of Smith’s necessary voice. \nLyrical and sly\, meditative and volcanic\, The Intentions of Thunder stunningly explores the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in The Intentions of Thunder—reaffirming Smith’s place as one of the indispensable poets of our time. \n\nAntoinette Brim-Bell\, Connecticut’s 8th State Poet Laureate\, is the author of three full-length poetry collections:  These Women You Gave Me\, Icarus in Love\, and Psalm of the Sunflower.  A sought-after speaker\, editor\, educator\, and consultant\, Brim-Bell is a Professor of English at Connecticut State Community College\, Capital.
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