ฮ็านพ็ณกโs Department of Pan-African Studies will hold a roundtable discussion on police state, militarism, brutality and the use of deadly force at an upcoming event.
โViolence and the Pan-African World: Inspiring Changeโ will take place Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Room 230, African Community Theatre at Ritchie Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
ฮ็านพ็ณก professors and community organizers, including George Garrison, Ph.D., professor in ฮ็านพ็ณกโs Department of Pan-African Studies, Linda Piccirillo-Smith, associate lecturer at ฮ็านพ็ณก, and ฮ็านพ็ณก alumnus DaMareo Cooper, will participate on the panel. This event will kick off a yearlong conversation that will address the issue of violence on a national and global scale, and the impact it has on people of African descent.
Future events in this series include:
- Boko Haram: Religion, Gender and War, October 2014
- Ebola: What You Need to Know ฮ็านพ็ณก the State of Healthcare in Africa, November 2014
- Race and Crime: Personal Values, Community Priorities and Partner Violence, February 2015
- Native Americansโ Reliance in the Face of Violence, March 2015
- Physiological and Psychological Impact of Racialized Violence, April 2015
Learn more about ฮ็านพ็ณกโs Department of Pan-African Studies.