Surveillance and Fear-Fueled Safety Demands (Conversations Toward Repair)

Nov. 23, 2022

Listen/Watch at We Act Radio

Excerpt:

On the November 23 “Conversations Toward Repair,” we look what is fueling calls for increased surveillance and how increases affect communities most in need of protection. Noon ET.

Guests:
Emmaia Gelman, Sarah Lawrence College
Leo Ferguson, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
Veronica Mosqueda, ACLU-DC
Nicole Nguyen, University of Illinois-Chicago

A few questions we’ll consider: Does law enforcement have a role in defeating anti-semitism and other forms of bigotry? What about police-adjacent organizations like the Anti-Defamation League? What, if any, role an added surveillance play? What are some of the dangers, historical and present, for various groups seeking to align with law enforcement?