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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Cops, Race, and Class: How Police Protect the 1%

As communities around the nation have taken to the streets in the ongoing movement against police brutality the question of the police and their role in society has taken on new importance. With the police killing a Black person every 28 hours, a movement is emerging that challenges the idea of who they protect and who they serve. The very origins of their institution is saturated with racism and violence. From their beginning as a force to quell strikes, urban riots, and the threat of slave insurrection, they have always existed primarily as enforcers of the 1% and protectors of private property.

Join the International Socialist Organization for a discussion about the origins and function of the police and their relationship to racism, class, and capitalism.


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Thursday, February 5 at 7:00pm
RIT George Eastman Building (Building 1), Room 2000

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