Event Calendar
A calendar of events focused on reimagining public safety, developing alternatives to police, anti-racism, and social justice.
These events are compiled from publicly available information and submissions, and are not associated with dontcallthepolice.com.
Please note! All events are listed at the time local to the organizer – please check time zones.
Please join us in viewing thought-provoking TED Talks on this issue, followed by a moderated audience discussion. Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, this event will be virtual on Zoom. There is no charge for the Salon, but pre-registration is required. Enrollment is limited to 75. Legal scholars define public safety as “the…
Leadership Indianapolis presents a three-part discussion series on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. About this event Often, conversations around public safety and criminal justice focus primarily on efforts to curb crime. However, the experiences of those who seek to create collaboration, reconciliation and progress in these areas present another valuable opportunity for discussion and excavation.…
Leadership Indianapolis presents a three-part discussion series on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. About this event Often, conversations around public safety and criminal justice focus primarily on efforts to curb crime. However, the experiences of those who seek to create collaboration, reconciliation and progress in these areas present another valuable opportunity for discussion and excavation.…
A community conversation with advocates, artists, and organizers about the future of public safety in Minneapolis. About this event Minneapolis is asking itself big questions about the future of public safety. It’s clear that the current system of policing doesn’t serve our communities in equitable, constructive, or healing ways. What’s less clear is where we…
Leadership Indianapolis presents a three-part discussion series on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. About this event Often, conversations around public safety and criminal justice focus primarily on efforts to curb crime. However, the experiences of those who seek to create collaboration, reconciliation and progress in these areas present another valuable opportunity for discussion and excavation.…
Community activists and abolition movement builders will explore reimagining communal safety and a life beyond police and prisons. About this event How do we co-create a world without prisons? We must cultivate the communities that support change, empathy, and accountability. Reimagining Safety gathers years of organizing wisdom through a conversation between Feedom Freedom’s, Myrtle Thompson-Curtis,…
We Keep Us Safe": Exploring the role of community in public safety About this event 14th October, 5.30-7pm (UK) Set against the backdrop of the Institute for Community Studies’ landmark research agenda Safety in Numbers?, which last year unveiled safety to be the overwhelming number one concern for communities across the UK, join us this October…
Join Dr Proudman and a range of guests as we discuss institutional misogyny, women's safety, and the relationship between women & the police
Robyn Maynard is the best-selling author of "Policing Black Lives" ( Fernwood, 2017). She will revisit her book in this free online event. About this event FREE ONLINE EVENT! The University of Alberta Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights annually invites individuals or organizations that have made an outstanding contribution in the field of human rights…
A panel of activists reflects on the George Floyd Rebellion and its impact on emancipatory politics a year later. About this event IN HIS RECENT PIECE, "MAGIC ACTIONS," on the George Floyd Rebellion, writer and scholar TOBI HASLETT writes of prison and police abolition, “Behind even the most sparkling policy initiatives lies the knowledge that a world…
A joint partners alumni microgrant workshop About this event Facilitating conversations with community members and public safety officials, is a workshop designed to provide you with tools to lead meaningful conversations with parties in conflict around difficult topics towards action and restoration. Learn how to honor our emotions and feelings in a way that keep…
This webinar is about organizing against criminalization and exploring how political education can be used for campaigns and projects to maximize their liberatory potential. How does political education help build political unity, increase organizing power, and help people change their everyday lives and conditions?This is the final webinar in the series for in the fall…
To submit your event, please send the event name, description, instructions for registration and/or attendance, the organizer’s name, and organizer’s website to: calendar@dontcallthepolice.com
