[Sci-tech-public] November 7th -- Innocence Project's Calvin Johnson at Museum of Science
Debbie Meinbresse
meinbres at MIT.EDU
Wed Oct 24 14:25:46 EDT 2007
>On Wednesday, November 7, the Museum of Science will host a free
>public program with Calvin Johnson, Chairman of the Board of
>Directors of the Georgia Innocence Project and author of "Exit to Freedom."
>
>*Exit to Freedom*
>Calvin C. Johnson, Jr.
>National Board of Directors, Innocence Project; Chairman of the
>Board of Directors, Georgia Innocence Project; former Innocence
>Project client; and author
>
>Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm - Cahners Theater at the Museum of Science.
>Free.
>
>In 1983, Calvin C. Johnson, Jr. stood in a courtroom and was
>sentenced to life in prison for a rape and burglary he said he did
>not commit. "With God as my witness, I have been falsely accused,"
>Johnson told the judge, "I'm an innocent man." After 16 years in
>prison, Johnson was exonerated with the help of the Innocence
>Project and state-of-the-art science. He was the 61st person in the
>U.S., and the first in Georgia, to be proved innocent by DNA
>testing. Join us to hear firsthand about Johnson's wrongful
>conviction and imprisonment, and the events that led to his
>exoneration. Book signing to follow.
>
>*HOW TO GET TICKETS*
>
>This event is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
>Additional funding provided by the Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman
>Fund for Adult Programs. Seating is limited. Free seating tickets
>are available to the general public in the Museum lobby beginning at
>5:45pm the evening of the lecture. First come, first served. Museum
>members may reserve a limited number of free seating tickets in
>advance. Ticket availability is limited to the number of Exhibit
>Halls admissions permitted with your Membership card. For Member
>reservations, call between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday and Tuesday the
>week of the lecture only: 617-589-3169
For more information, contact:
Cheryl White
Lectures and Special Programs
Museum of Science
617/589-4206
cwhite at mos.org
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