Racism & Police Repression

Thursday, January 26th @ 7pm
Many Peoples Church
(1507 W. Morse Ave in Rogers Park)

Every day in Chicago, young people in black and brown neighborhoods are subjected to random searches and harassment by the police. Racial profiling by police forces around the country remains a documented fact as black incarceration rates in the U.S. dramatically surpass those of apartheid-era South Africa.

Faced with the powerful Occupy movement and the prospects of mass protests during the NATO and G-8 summits this May, mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to grant Chicago cops even more power to harass and intimidate the people of our city. Undoubtedly, African-American, Latino, and immigrant communities will suffer the brunt of these expanded police powers. This public forum will look at the implications of Rahm’s assault on our rights and what it means for those fighting the racism of a reactionary police force.