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Jim St. Germain presents A Stone of Hope
Congregation Beth Elohim
Brooklyn, NY
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Jim St. Germain presents A Stone of Hope
In the tradition of The Other Wes Moore and Just Mercy, a searing memoir and clarion call to save our at-risk youth by a young black man who himself was a lost cause until he landed in a rehabilitation program that saved his life and gave him purpose.

Born into abject poverty in Haiti, young Jim St. Germain moved to Brooklyns Crown Heights, into an overcrowded apartment with his family. He quickly adapted to street life and began stealing, dealing drugs, and growing increasingly indifferent to despair and violence. By the time he was arrested for dealing crack cocaine, he had been handcuffed more than a dozen times. At the age of fifteen the walls of the system were closing around him.

But instead of prison, St. Germain was placed in "Boys Town," a nonsecure detention facility designed for rehabilitation. Surrounded by mentors and positive male authority who enforced a system based on structure and privileges rather than intimidation and punishment, St. Germain slowly found his way, eventually getting his GED and graduating from college. Then he made the bravest decision of his life: to live, as an adult, in the projects where he had lost himself, and to work to reform the way the criminal justice system treats at-risk youth.

A Stone of Hope is more than an incredible coming-of-age story; told with a degree of candor that requires the deepest courage, it is also a rallying cry. No one is who they are going to be or capable of being at sixteen. St. Germain is living proof of this. He contends that we must work to build a world in which we do not give up on a swath of the next generation.

Passionate, eloquent, and timely, illustrated with photographs throughout, A Stone of Hope is an inspiring challenge for every American, and is certain to spark debate nationwide.

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Co-sponsored by
Congregation Beth Elohim
Brad Lander, City Council Member
Michael Farber, Breakout
Khaair Morrison, V.O.Y.C.E
Diana Richardson, Assemblywoman
Community Bookstore

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Pre-sold books will be available for pickup at the program. Books will be for sale from Community Bookstore the night of the event.

Location

Congregation Beth Elohim (View)
274 Garfield Pl.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary
Other > Political

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: Community Bookstore
On BPT Since: Apr 07, 2016
 
Community Bookstore


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