Police Militarization Panel: Perspectives on Ferguson

Date: Oct 21, 2014
Timing: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speakers : David Warnock, Max Suchan, Professor Sheila Bedi
Venue : Room 590

Join us on October 21, 2014 at 12:00pm in Room 580 for a discussion on the disturbing trend of police militarization in light of the events in Ferguson, Missouri.  Speakers will include Sheila Bedi, Northwestern Law Professor with a research focus on mass imprisonment; David Warnock, Chicago-Kent law student who will speak about police militarization from a veteran’s perspective; Max Suchan, DePaul student who was arrested in Ferguson while volunteering as a Legal Observer; and a representative from the grassroots organization We Charge Genocide (wechargegenocide.org).  Lunch will be provided.  Go to http://www.facebook.com/events/705131519574526/ for more information.