<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Fellow Riverdale folks -</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">SURJ GL is partnering with Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center for another educational event focused on how racism affects both police performance and the communities in which they work in Prince George's. Save the date and be sure to jump on the Early Bird Special running through October 4th!</span><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">What - </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Racism in Law Enforcement: Recognition and Reform</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">When - Oct 14, 2:30 -4pm </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Where - PGAAMCC 4519 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Tickets: </font></span><a class="m_892816844678566553gmail-in-cell-link" href="https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/racism-in-law-enforcement-recognition-and-reform?source=Riverdale" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/racism-in-law-enforcement-recognition-and-reform?source=Riverdale</a></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">This event will be a panel discussion with:</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br>- Ron Hampton, 20+ year veteran of DC Police Department and National Police Accountability Project board member, who will provide the national context of police misconduct and reforms.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br>- Jonathan Hutto, long time social justice activist and author on social justice issues, who will speak to the history of community policing concerns and reform efforts in our Prince George's County.<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Early Bird Tickets are $20 ($25 after 10/4/18), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Childcare, transportation assistance, and other accommodations are available upon request. Please contact <a href="mailto:greenlinesurj@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">greenlinesurj@gmail.com</a> at least 48 hours in advance of the event if you need payment assistance or require any accommodations including childcare. All proceeds benefit the speakers and PGAAMCC.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">About the Host:</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">The mission of PGAAMCC is to celebrate and inspire the Community through the cultivation, preservation, and presentation of the cultural and artistic contributions of African Americans in Prince George’s County, Maryland. We pride ourselves on being a learning organization for our visitors and our staff and volunteers alike. We recognize that learning occurs in unexpected ways all around us, and that we have the potential to arouse curiosity and encourage discovery. We value our role as a center for life-long learning in our community. <a href="http://www.pgaamcc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.pgaamcc.org</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">About the Organizer:</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">SURJ GL is a Prince George's County Maryland Chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). SURJ believes in collective liberation -- and that none of us can be free until we end white supremacy. SURJ’s role as part of a multi-racial movement is to undermine white support for white supremacy and to help build a racially just society. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SURJGreenLine/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/SURJGreenLine/</a> </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Best, on behalf of SURJ GL,</font></div><div>Abby Kiesa</div></div>
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