Featured Events
Program Kickoff
Monday, April 12 2021 at 7:00 PM
Patricia Collins, Penn State Abington Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, will ground us in some key terms and concepts to begin our week-long study. Then, we’ll play a Kahoot game to reinforce what we’ve learned with prizes for top finishers!
Event open to PSU students, faculty & staff. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Twitter Post by Representative TJ Cox (CA): “Proud to stand with my colleagues this morning because banning chokeholds, stopping racial profiling, and ensuring police accountability are key to rebuilding the relationship between police and the communities they’re sworn to protect.”
Gatihersburg, MD Police Department motorcycle officer, 1980s
Policing Through History
Tuesday, April 13 2021 at 12:00 PM
Event open to Public. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Movie Showing:
The Mayor of Graterford
Tuesday, April 13 2021 at 7:00 PM
Event open to Public. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Graterford Prison, a maximum security facility located 30 miles Northwest of Philadelphia. Photo from Philadelphia Inquirer DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer.
Student Voices
Wednesday, April 14 2021 at 12:00 PM
View and discuss videos from current Penn State Brandywine and Penn State Abington students reflecting on what it means to be anti-racist and what racial justice means to them.
Event open to PSU students, faculty & staff. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Racial Justice & Penn State
Wednesday, April 14 2021 at 7:00 PM
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Penn State alumni and current students as they reflect on their experiences as students of color.
Event open to PSU students, faculty & staff. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Penn State Lion Statue at night.
Photo Courtesy of AshleeHaze.com
Spoken Word w/ Ashlee Haze
Thursday, April 15 2021 at 12:00 PM
Ashlee returns to campus! Join us for a performance inspired by our themes from Ashlee Haze, an Atlanta-based poet who recently appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk series.
Event open to Public. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Living Room Conversation
Thursday, April 15 2021 at 7:00 PM
Join us for an exchange of ideas and experiences on race and incarceration in the United States. We’ll use a model developed by dialogue experts to facilitate connection between people.
Event open to PSU students, faculty & staff. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Voters wait outside New Orleans Poll Location during 2020 General Election.
Voting After Incarceration
Friday, April 16 2021 at 12:15 PM
Join us for a panel discussion on restoring voting rights for individuals who were formerly incarcerated with Robert C. White, Jr., an At-Large Member of the Council of D.C.
Event open to Public. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Movie Night: Driving while Black
Friday, April 16 2021 at 6:00 PM
View and respond to the 2020 PBS documentary “Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America.” Discover how the automobile has brought both freedom and danger.
Event open to Public. Click here to get event details/RSVP.
Photo from https://www.pbs.org