Join the activists from the Denver-based Justice for Raverro campaign, which calls on the Regional Transit District (RTD) to terminate its contract with the private security firm Allied. In this session, we’ll examine how privatized security is interwoven with policing and therefore must be included in the movement to defund the police. After local artist Raverro Stinett sustained permanent brain damage following an assault from an RTD Allied security officer, the Justice for Raverro campaign was founded to win alternatives to armed guards, such as mental health workers and unarmed transit ambassadors. Come together with fellow activists to share knowledge and build power as we work to win real community safety and end police brutality.
- Year2020
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- CastShannon Hoffman, Project Manager for From Allies to Abolitionists and Chair, Research Committee for Justice for Raverro Campaign; Jeff Campbell Chair of the Justice for Raverro Campaign and Founder & Executive Director for Emancipation Theater Company; Shontel Lewis, Associate Director for the Community Engagement Strategy and Advocacy Denver Public Schools; Justin Bai, PhD Student in Linguistics, CU Boulder and Qusair Mohamedbhai, Partner at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC
Join the activists from the Denver-based Justice for Raverro campaign, which calls on the Regional Transit District (RTD) to terminate its contract with the private security firm Allied. In this session, we’ll examine how privatized security is interwoven with policing and therefore must be included in the movement to defund the police. After local artist Raverro Stinett sustained permanent brain damage following an assault from an RTD Allied security officer, the Justice for Raverro campaign was founded to win alternatives to armed guards, such as mental health workers and unarmed transit ambassadors. Come together with fellow activists to share knowledge and build power as we work to win real community safety and end police brutality.
- Year2020
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- CastShannon Hoffman, Project Manager for From Allies to Abolitionists and Chair, Research Committee for Justice for Raverro Campaign; Jeff Campbell Chair of the Justice for Raverro Campaign and Founder & Executive Director for Emancipation Theater Company; Shontel Lewis, Associate Director for the Community Engagement Strategy and Advocacy Denver Public Schools; Justin Bai, PhD Student in Linguistics, CU Boulder and Qusair Mohamedbhai, Partner at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC