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Jefffery Robinson with the ACLU is talking to Colby College about Criminal Justice Reform in the era of President-Elect Biden. He has pushed reparations and H.R. 40. Here's some background aclu.org/news/racial-justice…
Lawyer Jeffery Robinson has been talking about the ACLU's stance on the recent hot-button topic, defunding the police. Here is their official publication on it, action.aclu.org/petition/div…
"What you are seeing in America today has never occurred in our history. And what that is, is people of all different races coming together in a public demonstration that goes in not just large cities but tiny little towns" - Jeffery Robinson on the BLM protests this summer
"The 13th amendment specifically reserves slavery as legal for punishment of a crime" To understand this statement made by Jeffery Robinson and its implications, the documentary 13th on Netflix is a great resource
"The founding document of our country made black attempts at freedom illegal. This was the beginning of the relationship between the criminal legal system and black Americans" - Jeffery Robinson
We are having technical difficulties with the link for the Jeffery Robinson event. Please search “Colby goldfarb center” on YouTube to watch the livestream. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Join us now for a talk by renowned civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson from the ACLU youtube.com/watch?v=E522Umau…
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Let's try this again! Mark your calendars for an important discussion this Wednesday.
@ColbyCollege will present a conversation about race and the criminal legal system with @ACLU deputy legal director, Jeffery Robinson, this Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7 pm. The live, virtual event is free and open to the public. More info and how to attend: goldfarbcenter.colby.edu/eve…
Happening tonight at 7 PM, streaming live on YouTube.
Join the @GoldfarbCenter and Jeffery Robinson, deputy legal director at the @ACLU and a renowned lawyer who has been fighting for justice for almost 40 years, as they discuss "The Role of Race in the Criminal Injustice System" Wednesday at 7 p.m. spr.ly/6015H8xXt
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Join the Goldfarb Center for another event to unpack and debate issues on criminal justice and racial inequities, our public policy theme of the year.
This virtual event is public and all are welcomed to join. We will be taking live questions from the audience.
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Congressman Johnson acknowledges the complexity of the 1994 Crime Bill. Here’s some background: brennancenter.org/our-work/a…
Here’s a source to understand the war on drugs in relation to mass incarceration in America aclu.org/other/drug-war-new-…
“We won’t be able to abolish the police as an institution, but we certainly can repurpose some of the funding that goes to hardcore policing” Representative Johnson on changing institutions
Congressman Hank Johnson - “the criminalization of drug abuse is the predicate for the relationship between police, law enforcement, the criminal justice system, and black and brown people”
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A must-see event from the @GoldfarbCenter tonight at 7pm EST: A Conversation with Congressman Hank Johnson on the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Racial Inequities. Learn more and join virtually at spr.ly/6013GC5oF
WED., 10/28 @ 7pm EST tune in to hear @RepHankJohnson speak about the U.S. Criminal Justice System & Racial inequities. More info on our BRAND NEW website. That & event link in bio
