End of Policing | Abolitionism in the Bay Area | A Talk at SFSU
Channel: Cesar Rodriguez
Date: 19/11/2019

On Nov. 14, '19, a panel of speakers representing various abolitionist campaigns in the Bay Area and New York spoke at SFSU's J. Paul Leonard Library. 

This panel included:
- Jade Rivera of the End Police Violence Collective; 
- Amber Akemi Piatt of the Audit Ahern Campaign, 
- Nick DeRenzi and Andrew Szeto of the No New SF Jail Coalition; as well as, 
- Alex Vitale, sociologist, author of _The End of Policing_, and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College.

They discussed these three Bay Area campaigns to *decarcerate* and *depolice* our society while improving public health, safety, and well-being, as well as Vitale’s book, _The End of Policing_.

People can learn more about, and stay in touch with, their respective campaigns using the links below. 

End Police Violence
http://endingpoliceviolence.com

Audit Ahern Campaign
https://ellabakercenter.org/get-involved/save-money-save-lives--audit-sheriff-ahern

No New SF Jail Coalition
https://nonewsfjail.org

Policing & Social Justice Project
http://www.policingandjustice.org

Alex Vitale
http://alex-vitale.info