See the photos from the conference HERE.
Over the past few months, protests and campaigns to address police violence have intensified and grown. Chicago has a long history of organizing against police torture and violence. In this historical moment, however, we need more people to join existing efforts and to launch new organizations/projects that can contribute to a larger movement to end oppressive policing and to dismantle the prison industrial complex.
Join members of We Charge Genocide, Project NIA along with other organizations and unaffiliated individuals for a day-long discussion about strategies to end police violence on Saturday, January 24th from 9 to 5:30 p.m.
Workshops and discussion topics will include the role of ICE and deportations in our communities, how to create more sustainable citywide jail support, the creation of a permanent revolving local bail fund, the role of art in movement-building & resistance, youth leadership within the movement, the impact(s) of oppressive policing on women and trans people, and more….
The conference will be offered at no cost to participants HOWEVER pre-registration will be REQUIRED. Signing up via Facebook as attending this conference WILL NOT be sufficient. Everyone will need to register directly here.
Childcare will be available at the event for those who need it and we are making other accessibility arrangements as well.
This conference is co-sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation at Roosevelt University, the International Socialist Organization, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Just Practice, Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), Chicago Religious Leadership Network (CRLN)
En los últimos meses, protestas y campanas para confrontar la violenca policial han crecido y intensificado. Chicago tiene una larga historia de organización en contra de la violencia y tortura policial. Sin embargo, en este momento histórico en cual estamos viviendo, se necesita de mas gente que estén dispuest@s a unirse a esfuerzos actuales y de emprender nuevas organizaciones y proyectos que puedan contribuir a un movimiento mayor capaz de poner un fin a y de desmantelar el complejo industrial de prisiones.
Unase a miembros de We Charge Genocide, Project NIA, y various otras organizaciones y individuos para un dia de dialogo y discussion sobre como poner un fin a la violencia policial.
Talleres y discussiones entablaran varios temas, incluyendo el rol de ICE (la Migra) y de deportaciones en nuestras comunidades, como crear recursos de apoyo para person@s en situacion de carcel, la creacion de un fondo permanente para fianzas de carcel, el rol de las artes en el movimiento y la resistencia, liderazo juvenil detro del movimiento, y las consequencias de practicas policiales oppresivas en contra de las muxeres y miembros de la comunidad transgenero, y mucho mas!
La conferencia sera gratitua, sinembrago se requiere de previa REGISTRACION! Indicar su asistencia en el Facebook NO es suficiente. Tod@s deberan registratrese aqui.
Habra cuidado de ninos y tambien se haran otros arreglos para mayor accesibilidad.
Esta conferencia la patrocinan tambien el Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation at Roosevelt University, the International Socialist Organization, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Just Practice, Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), Chicago Religious Leadership Network (CRLN)
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