ACLU Public Forum The New Jim Crow: Next Steps
How We Can Fight the Mass Incarceration of Black and Brown Men Tuesday - May 10 - 7 p.m. Neighborhood Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena Panel Discussion with Questions & Answers * Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez * ACLU-SC President and Public Defender Shelan Joseph, and * Judge (Ret.) James P. Gray. Following up on last month's standing-room-only presentation at the Pasadena Main Library by author Michelle Alexander on the disproportionate targeting of black and brown men for incarceration, the ACLU of Southern California Pasadena/Foothills Chapter will present a public forum to explore root causes for this long-term injustice, investigate how these problems play out in our local communities,and discuss ways we can fight for change. (Alexander can be viewed online at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgM5NAq6cGI&feature=fvwrel <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgM5NAq6cGI&feature=fvwrel> and http://youtu.be/WX6G0ICwJ1Q <http://youtu.be/WX6G0ICwJ1Q> ) In her ground-breaking book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," law professor Alexander observed that "more African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began," and laid much of the blame on the failed War on Drugs waged principally in communities of color over the past four decades. Judge Gray has urged an end to the war on drugs as unwinnable and corrupting, arguing that the risks to an individual drug user are dwarfed by the harm caused to the community by overaggressive policing and the criminal economy. He will speak about the need to end the war on drugs. Panelist Shelan Joseph will discuss how the New Jim Crow plays out with juveniles in our area and new Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez will provide a law enforcement perspective. We anticipate a lively discussion. The event is free and open to the public. For ACLU-SC Pasadena/Foothill's May newsletter, see http://www.aclu-sc.org/pasadena <http://www.aclu-sc.org/pasadena> . For two discussions of Michelle Alexander's recent Pasadena appearance, see here <http://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-the-justice-system/black-men-priso\ n-system/> and here <http://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-the-justice-system/boiling-hot-mad\ /> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/