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The Institute for Urban Policy and Analysis (IUPRA) in partnership with UT Opportunity Forum presents, I Can’t Breathe: Approaching Police Brutality in the Black Community
- Date:
- September 18, 2020
- Start:
- 1:00pm
- End:
- 2:30pm
- Save to your calendar:
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- For more info:
- https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/events/i-can-t-breathe-approaching-police-brutality-in-the-black-community
Given increased tensions over how communities experience criminal justice, questions about the role of police enforcement abound. Join IUPRA’s expert panel as they consider the role of policing and the Black community, and its implications for racial justice.
Moderator: Dr. Gordon Abner, Assistant Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin
Panelists:
Fatima Mann, Founder & Director, Community Advocacy and Healing
Chris Harris, Director, Criminal Justice Programs at Texas Appleseed
Farah Muscadin, Director, Office of Police Oversight, City of Austin
Dr. Kami Chavis, Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law
Event Co-Sponsored by:
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association
Texas Law American Constitution Society Student Chapter
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- American Constitution Society
- Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
- Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.