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How we got here: Mass Incarceration & the Criminal Legal System in Iowa

Register/RSVP here. America didn't get to this place overnight. And we need to tell the truth about our history in order to save and better our democracy.

In this fast-moving Zoom presentation, you'll understand the history of racial oppression, rooted in America's greatest sin: slavery. You'll understand, how, by design, our criminal legal system, was set up to preserve white power and supremacy, and keep Black people in a caste system that would in essence hold them back from the true promises of democracy and liberty. Although abolished nearly 160 years ago, slavery still exists today in many, government-sanctioned ways.

Through breakout discussions, videos, true stories, music, and other activities come prepared to have your "mind stretched to a new dimension" and discover what YOU can do to help create a more Just Iowa.

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