When: April 14, 2026 at 4 pm PST

Where: Virtual 

John Rodriguez is a UCLA alumnus whose sentence was commuted by the California Governor in 2017 after he discovered a life-changing passion for education while incarcerated. Today, he serves as the Education and Communications Manager at Root & Rebound, leveraging storytelling to bring visibility to overlooked narratives. John dreams of returning to prison someday—not as an inmate, but as a teacher with the power to help others find their way out through education. 

The event is part of a Fiat Lux Seminar “Law, Justice, Literary Production, and Education Behind Bar” in the Department of English. This talk is co-sponsored by the CSW|Streisand Center.

All all welcome to attend via zoom. 

Meeting ID: 927 8244 7447

Passcode: 464541