Police involvement in the death of innocent people — frequently people of color — gained national attention with the murder of George Floyd. In this session, our authors answer the questions of how we move forward and how to make law enforcement more accountable.
| Tickets: | This is a ticketed event. Tickets are not available yet. |
| Where: | Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sat, Mar 4, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Current Issues / Politics / Social Science |
| Moderator: | Samuel Brown |
Steve Phillips is a national political leader, bestselling author, and columnist. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller "Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority" and his current book "How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good" has been lauded as a "rousing call for change....
Joanna Schwartz is a professor of law at University of California, Los Angeles where she teaches civil procedure and courses on police accountability and public interest lawyering. Her writing, commentary and research about police misconduct, qualified immunity, indemnification, and local government budgeting have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, NPR and elsewhere....
Ali Winston is an independent reporter covering criminal justice, privacy, and surveillance. His work has been rewarded with several awards, including the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017....
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