This discussion series centers the voices and experiences of Chicago activists that have been directly affected by and organizing against state violence and mass incarceration. Join activists, community members, and students for conversations about justice, trauma, and resistance.
Resisting police violence: Black mothersâ struggle for justice in Chicago and beyond
Friday, Oct 11 - 5:00-7:00
SSA, Room E-I
Ronald âRonnieManâ Johnson was killed by a Chicago police officer on October 12, 2014. Since then, his mother Dorothy Holmes has been fighting for justice and organizing with other mothers in Chicago, as well as nationally and internationally. On the 5-year-anniversary of her sonâs death, join Dorothy and mothers of victims of police violence from around the country as they gather to share their experiences and strategies of resistance in Chicago and beyond, in memory of RonnieMan and other young people lost to state violence.
Speakers:
Dorothy Holmes, mother of Ronald "RonnieMan" Johnson, in conversation with activist-moms from around the country:
Chantal Brooks (Chicago) | Regina Carthan, (Iowa) | Alicia Kirkland (Ohio) | Lisa Simpson (California) | Tamika Lott (California)
Moderator: Ailsinn Pulley, BLM Chicago & Chicago Torture Justice Center
Sponsors: School of Social Service Administration, Human Rights Lab/Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, Chicago Studies Program
Date: October 11, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See:https://www.facebook.com/events/2283148968460238/
Date: October 11, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See:https://www.facebook.com/events/2283148968460238/