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The Deserving: Book talk by Liz Vartkessian

Tue May 12 | 7pm in Baxter Hall

Join Elizabeth Vartkessian to discuss her new book, The Deserving, and the role we all play in creating a more humane and just world.

Founder and director of nonprofit mitigation team Advancing Real Change, Inc., Dr. Vartkessian works with criminal defense teams as a mitigation specialist. She isn’t part of the Innocence Project; her clients are often legally guilty of terrible crimes. Rather, her job is to spend many hours per case talking to parents, siblings, teachers, and neighbors of a defendant, situating their crimes in context. Vartkessian weaves powerful, gripping stories from her extraordinary career into an inspiring argument for dignity in American justice.

RSVP here (appreciated but not required). Sponsored by St. Mark’s and the Capitol Hill Incarceration Group. Email incarcerationjustice@stmarks.net

May 12, 2026, 7pm | St. Mark’s Capitol Hill Baxter Hall

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