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A must-see event from the Goldfarb Center tonight at 7pm EST: A Conversation with Congressman Hank Johnson on the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Racial Inequities. Learn more and join virtually at spr.ly/6013GC5oF

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Join us now for a conversation with Congressman Hank Johnson! spr.ly/6013GC5oF

Congressman Johnson asked the audience “how do you respond to the words Black Lives Matter”?

Congressman Hank Johnson - “the criminalization of drug abuse is the predicate for the relationship between police, law enforcement, the criminal justice system, and black and brown people”

“We won’t be able to abolish the police as an institution, but we certainly can repurpose some of the funding that goes to hardcore policing” Representative Johnson on changing institutions

Here’s a source to understand the war on drugs in relation to mass incarceration in America aclu.org/other/drug-war…

Congressman Johnson acknowledges the complexity of the 1994 Crime Bill. Here’s some background: brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…

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Join the Goldfarb Center for another event to unpack and debate issues on criminal justice and racial inequities, our public policy theme of the year. This virtual event is public and all are welcomed to join. We will be taking live questions from the audience.

Let's try this again! Mark your calendars for an important discussion this Wednesday.

Happening tonight at 7 PM, streaming live on YouTube.

Join us now for a talk by renowned civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson from the ACLU youtube.com/watch?v=E522Um…

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"The founding document of our country made black attempts at freedom illegal. This was the beginning of the relationship between the criminal legal system and black Americans" - Jeffery Robinson

"The 13th amendment specifically reserves slavery as legal for punishment of a crime" To understand this statement made by Jeffery Robinson and its implications, the documentary 13th on Netflix is a great resource

"What you are seeing in America today has never occurred in our history. And what that is, is people of all different races coming together in a public demonstration that goes in not just large cities but tiny little towns" - Jeffery Robinson on the BLM protests this summer

Lawyer Jeffery Robinson has been talking about the ACLU's stance on the recent hot-button topic, defunding the police. Here is their official publication on it, action.aclu.org/petition/dives…

Jefffery Robinson with the ACLU is talking to Colby College about Criminal Justice Reform in the era of President-Elect Biden. He has pushed reparations and H.R. 40. Here's some background aclu.org/news/racial-ju…

Click the link in the bio to signup for and learn more about our Policing and Racial Injustice JanPlan Reading Group sponsored by the Goldfarb Center Faculty Advisory Committee. See flyer for deadline.