Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter
Tuesday 26 April, 2016
6:30 - 8:30pm, $0/Rsvp
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library — 515 Malcolm X Blvd
In "Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter," writers, activists, poets, scholars #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and Ferguson activist and St. Louis University law professor Justin Hansford discuss the global rise of the “broken-windows” strategy of policing. First established in New York City under Police Commissioner William Bratton, this doctrine has vastly broadened police power and contributed to the contemporary crisis of police brutality and killings. Combining first-hand accounts from organizers with contributions by leading scholars, Policing the Planet presents a probing collection of essays and interviews addressing police brutality and racial injustice.
Join editors Christina Heatherton and Jordan T. Camp at this program as they explore this groundbreaking book. Contributors Arun Kundnani, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Asha Rosa Ransby-Sporn, and Joo-Hyun Kang will also be present.
This program is presented in conjunction with the 12th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature.