The Chicago-Kent Chapters of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Hispanic Latino Law Student Association (HLLSA), and American Constitution Society (ACS) hosted a panel on Ferguson and Police Militarization on Tuesday, October 21st at Noon.
Speakers:
Sheila Bedi, a professor at the Northwestern School of Law with a research focus on mass imprisonment
David Warnock, a Chicago-Kent 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
The event included a Q&A after the panel, and lunch from “I Dream of Falafel.”
The student leaders in the back row represent National Lawyers Guild Chicago-Kent Chapter, American Constitution Society Chicago-Kent College of Law Student Chapter, Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Hispanic Latino Law Student Association (HLLSA)
Kayla Higgins, president of the National Lawyers Guild Chicago-Kent Chapter, introduces the panel
Room 590 was packed with students for this event.
Northwestern University School of Law professor with a research focus on mass imprisonment
Sheila Bedi, Northwestern Law professor with a research focus on mass imprisonment and David Warnock, Chicago-Kent law student who spoke about police militarization from a veteran’s perspective
A representative from the grassroots organization We Charge Genocide
DePaul student who was arrested in Ferguson while volunteering as a Legal Observer
Panel addressing questions about the impact of Ferguson on the national conversation about justice, discrimination, and police militarization.
a representative from the grassroots organization We Charge Genocide
David Warnock, a Chicago-Kent law student who spoke on police militarization from a veteran’s perspective
