Throughout this semester four Onondaga Community College professors have led a campus-wide discussion about race and policing in America. Professors Karen Harrison, Pete Patnode, Tara Ross, and Jessica Wieczorek have held three, interactive pop-up sessions, each of which has been focused on specific topics related to race and policing. The sessions have been highly informative and have created meaningful dialogue.
Friday, April 30 the professors will present a symposium on race and police in America titled, "Change Is Going To Come." Scheduled presenters and speakers include:
- Kishon Hickman, Lieutenant with the New York City Police Department
- Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, Director of the Central New York Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union
- Kenton Buckner, Chief of Police, Syracuse Police Department
- Pamela Hunter, New York State Assemblywoman, 128th District
- Ranette Releford, Administrator for Syracuse's Citizen Review Board
- Dave Wall, Onondaga County Sheriff's Department Retired Chief Deputy and OCC Criminal Justice Professor
You can join and participate in the symposium live via Microsoft Teams at https://tinyurl.com/occraceandpolice. The three previously held pop-up discussions can be viewed in their entirety at a special web page on the OCC website.
OCC's "Discussing Race and Policing in America" effort is the focus of this edition of our podcast, "Chatting About College. Our guest is Professor Karen Harrison. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on this link. You can also download and subscribe to "Chatting About College" at iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts from.
