Panelists: Halimah Washington, Rise Community Coordinator, and Imani Worthy, Rise Public Speaking Coordinator, will share their thoughts as parents impacted by family policing and as abolitionist organizers whose reflections are included in the new book. Carl Dix, long-time revolutionary and follower of Bob Avakian will bring a revolutionary perspective to this important discussion.
Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as a legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals, this system is designed to punish Black families. Child protection investigations put Black families under intense state surveillance and regulation. Black children are disproportionately torn from their families and placed in foster care, driving many to juvenile detention and imprisonment.
“[Dorothy Roberts’] new book on America’s punitive child welfare system is a bold and critically important reimagining of how to better protect children. Her thesis on how the legacy of slavery and carceral systems have impacted Black families is rooted in decades of rigorous examination, research, and reflection. This is a compelling, thoughtful, and urgent work.”―Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
Dorothy Roberts is the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of four books, including the ground-breaking Killing the Black Body.
Torn Apart will be released on April 5, 2022. Pre-order here.
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This event is co-sponsored by the Revolution Books Educational Fund (a 501(c)3 registered in the State of New York) and RISE (an advocacy organization fighting for family justice and well-being).
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