The State from Below: Democracy and Citizenship in Policed Communities

Vesla Weaver of Johns Hopkins University will discuss a new technology and civic infrastructure, Portals, she and others are using to initiate conversations about policing in communities where predatory systems of government are concentrated. Based on over 850 recorded and transcribed conversations in 10 neighborhoods in 5 cities the Portals Policing Project analyze pattern patterns in political discourse. Registration required via link below.