Donald Lecture Series: Jared Fishman, Civil rights lawyer, and social justice innovator

The 2022-2023 Donald Lecture Series continues with guest speaker Jared Fishman, Civil rights lawyer, and social justice innovator
on Tuesday, February 21^st at 7 pm at Centennial Theatre on the campus of Bishop’s University. 

Jared Fishman is the founder and Executive Director of the Justice Innovation Lab, an organization that designs solutions for a more equitable and effective justice system.

Prior to founding the Justice Innovation Lab, he served for 14 years as a federal prosecutor in the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. He led some of the most complex civil rights prosecutions in the country, securing convictions in high-profile cases involving police misconduct, hate crimes and human trafficking.

Jared is the author of Fire on the Levee: the Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice After Hurricane Katrina, which tells the story of the mysterious murder and burning of a Black man after Hurricane Katrina.

Jared’s investigation resulted in the prosecution of five New Orleans Police Department officers.

Made possible by the generous support of Bishop’s alumnus John Donald ’60, DCL ’12, the Donald Lecture Series brings speakers of national and international renown to the Bishop’s campus to provide insight, provoke thought, and stimulate debate on the most compelling issues and events in the world today. All lectures are free of charge and open to the public.

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