After being identified a “Superpredator” by society and sentenced to 2 life sentences in jail at the age of 16, Halim Flowers shares his journey and how through love he had the ability to see himself as more than a hazard to society envision a future beyond the boundaries of the cage where he believed he would invest the rest of his life. According to Halim, it is through the vibrant power of love that contemporary society can start the reconciliation procedure and enable a cumulative recovery as we find our shared humankind and get rid of the petty social constructs that divide us.
SPEAKER BIO: At 16, Halim Flowers discovered himself sentenced to 40 years to life in jail. More than 20 years later on, Halim authored 11 books while serving time, mentored incarcerated youths through D.C.’s Young Guys Emerging program, and co-founded Unchained Media Collective, a production and media arts business concentrated on informing the stories of presently or previously incarcerated individuals. Halim was launched from the D.C. prison on March 21, 2019, through the Imprisonment Decrease Modification Act of 2016, which enables people to petition for case evaluation prior to the D.C. Superior Court. People need to have been sentenced as a juvenile, have actually served a minimum of 20 years in jail, and have not yet had parole. hold for bio This talk was offered at a TEDx occasion utilizing the TED conference format however individually arranged by a regional neighborhood. Find out more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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