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�Ը������� University’s Department of Pan-African Studies will hold a roundtable discussion on police state, militarism, brutality and the use of deadly force at an upcoming event.

“Violence and the Pan-African World: Inspiring Change” will take place Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Room 230, African Community Theatre at Ritchie Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

�Ը������� professors and community organizers, including George Garrison, Ph.D., professor in �Ը�������’s Department of Pan-African Studies, Linda Piccirillo-Smith, associate lecturer at �Ը�������, and �Ը������� alumnus DaMareo Cooper, will participate on the panel. This event will kick off a yearlong conversation that will address the issue of violence on a national and global scale, and the impact it has on people of African descent.

Future events in this series include:

• Boko Haram: Religion, Gender and War, October 2014
• Ebola: What You Need to Know �Ը������� the State of Healthcare in Africa, November 2014
• Race and Crime: Personal Values, Community Priorities and Partner Violence, February 2015
• Native Americans’ Reliance in the Face of Violence, March 2015
• Physiological and Psychological Impact of Racialized Violence, April 2015

Learn more about �Ը�������’s Department of Pan-African Studies.