The War, Civil Liberties & Police Brutality
As the occupation of Iraq grinds on, it is accompanied by the occupation of the United States. Police brutality daily grows more blatant as does suppression of our civil liberties. A recently passed law describes political dissent as "terrorism." We will discuss the connections between our experiences of occupation and how we can build resistance.
Facilitator: Mary Weaver, Vice Chair, People's Organization for Progress.
Panelists:
Ato Bakari, Chair, NJ Chapter of the New Black Panther Party.
Richie Rivera, former NYC Police Officer and People's Organization for Progress member.
Deborah Jacobs, Executive Director, NJ American Civil Liberties Union.
Tamara Britt, Association of Black Law Students, Rutgers University.