[Hamp-law] Oct 24: Shattered Families: Race, Nation and the Perilous Intersections of Deportation and Foster Care

[Flavio Risech]

Mark your calendar for this event:

Shattered Families: Race, Nation and the Perilous Intersections of 
Deportation and Foster Care

Seth Freed Wessler
(Hampshire 03F)

Wednesday October 24th at 5:30PM
Faculty Lounge, Franklin Patterson Hall
Sponsored by the Hampshire Law Program. Free and open to the public.

Seth Freed Wessler is an investigative journalist and researcher at 
Colorlines.com and the Applied Research Center. He led a groundbreaking 
Colorlines/ARC investigation on the separation of families as a result 
of immigration and child welfare policy; the investigation led to a 
direct response from the federal government, as well as the introduction 
of state-level legislation and numerous advocacy campaigns. He was 
awarded the 2011 Hillman Prize for Investigative Journalism for this work.

Seth has reported from Mexico, the Caribbean, and across the United 
States on immigration enforcement, the safety net, criminal justice and 
the human fallout of the financial collapse. Seth was among the first 
reporters to write on the unprecedented buildup of immigration 
enforcement under the Obama administration, and his Nation Institute 
Investigative Fund-supported reporting on the hidden effects of welfare 
reform for families struggling through the recession gained national 
attention.

Seth grew up in Maine and attended Hampshire College. He now lives in 
Brooklyn, NY.



-- 
Flavio Risech
Associate Professor of Law
School of Critical Social Inquiry
Hampshire College
Amherst MA 01002
413.559.5504 voice
413.559.5620 fax
frisech at hampshire.edu