This is a video collaboration with Project Nia & Blue Seat Studios. This four-minute animated video is made with young people in mind but can be a useful introduction to basic #DefundPolice concepts for all ages. People have a lot of ideas about policing. And our ideas about policing are shaped by our race, our genders, our class, and our parents. Dominant culture, especially mass media sells us the image of “Officer Friendly.” But whose experience is that actually based on?
Watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT0YpOmk8NA&feature=youtu.be
Download the discussion guide that goes with this video here.
Visit the Project Nia Abolitionist Toolbox Series web page here.
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