The future is something we shape ever y day through the communities we build\, the people we serve\, and the stor ies we share. For 75 years\, Harvard Defenders has embodied this through ou r commitment to working pro bono cases in the Boston area. This symposium i s an opportunity to highlight the stories of the communities we serve here in Boston and imagine together the world that we might build\, as we build it daily.
This event will bring together justice-impacted individuals \, advocates\, artists\, and the Harvard community to engage in meaningful discussions around justice\, storytelling\, and community building. Through a dynamic program featuring film\, conversation\, poetry\, spoken word\, a nd music\, we will explore how the fight for justice has evolved over the d ecades and how it continues to shape the world we are building together.
We are honored to feature Onyx White\, a local rap artist who was incar cerated at the age of 16 and is now breaking out in the local music industr y\, alongside other local poets and creatives. Their voices and experiences remind us of the power of storytelling in building a more just and equitab le future.
Rather than simply looking back\, this symposium is an opp ortunity to come together in service and imagination\, to continue shaping a world where justice and community thrive.