(Re)Think Our Stories
The Reality of Structural Violence
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“Structural violence refers to systematic ways in which social structures harm or otherwise disadvantage individuals. Structural violence is subtle, often invisible, and often has no one specific person who can be held responsible.” Structural violence, including the concept of “crime and criminalization” plays out in all of our institutions and fundamentally impacts the trajectory of people’s lives.
- 6:30-8:30pm Tuesday, June, 15th
We invite you to join us in a conversation where panelists share their stories of how they are impacted by structural violence. We will critically explore how societal systems, institutions and organizations can enforce harmful stereotypes, biases, rhetoric which dehumanizes racialized and marginalized communities. In examining how punitive approaches play out in our day-to-day lives beyond the justice system we can learn how and why we need to prioritize and center the voices and experiences of racialized and marginalized community members.