What Rights?: Police Brutality in Rochester
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Submitted by Knight0440 on Wed, 2014-12-03 10:56
Date/Time:
Wed, 12/3 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
What Rights?: Police Brutality in Rochester
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3rd
7-8:30 PM
DEWEY 1-101
The tragic death of Mike Brown, the subsequent response by protesters in Ferguson, and finally the Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson has brought national attention to some vital issues plaguing the country: police brutality and lack of police accountability. These issues affect everyone but disproportionately affect marginalized communities, including people of color, immigrants, the deaf community, the LBGT community, and others. Rochester is certainly no exception. In the past year there have been numerous incidents of police brutality, many in which the officers have not been brought to justice.
Join University of Rochester Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in learning what incidents have happened in our community, how we can better empower ourselves to combat brutality through knowing our legal rights, and what steps we can take next.
Panelists:
Join University of Rochester Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in learning what incidents have happened in our community, how we can better empower ourselves to combat brutality through knowing our legal rights, and what steps we can take next.
Panelists:
- KaeLynn Rich, Director of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union - NYCLU
- Makia Green,'14 and founder of B.L.A.C.K. | Building Leadership And Community Knowledge
- Pastor Nina Warr, Enough is Enough- Rochester, NY.
Panel moderator: Natajah Roberts, '14, SDS alumna & member of B.L.A.C.K.
Co-sponsors: University of Rochester Black Students' Union (BSU), Douglass Leadership House (DLH), Graduate Students of Color Council (Gsoc), Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness (SADACA), American Sign Language Club, The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
