We are delighted to announce that the 2018 Florence Bird Lecture will be delivered by Robyn Maynard, a Black feminist author, community organizer and public intellectual based in Montréal. She has been a part of movements against racial profiling, police violence, detention and deportation for over a decade and has an extensive background in community work. Robyn will be discussing her recent bestselling book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Fernwood 2017).
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 2:30-4:30
Dunton Tower, room 2017
Refreshments provided!
Book trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-JpQjhVvlM&t=1s