![]() ![]() ![]() Her organization, A New Way of Life, operates five safe homes in Los Angeles that supply a lifeline to hundreds of formerly incarcerated women and their children-setting them on the track to education and employment rather than returns to prison. Once clean, Susan dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar struggles. On her own, she eventually found a private drug rehabilitation facility. She cycled in and out of prison for over fifteen years never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a black community under siege in the War on Drugs, it was but a matter of time before Susan was arrested. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine, then crack. Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. ![]() One woman's remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery-and recognition as a leading figure in the national justice reform movement. It will be lead by Professor Carla Shedd. ![]() This discussion group will meet on Tuesday, October 9th at 7pm at Book Culture on Columbus and is open to the public. Join Book Culture, the New Press, and Goddard Riverside, in celebrating Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice recipient Susan Burton with a discussion around her book, Becoming Ms. ![]()
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