Sep 7th EVENT: Beyond Policing

WHO & WHAT: Join us for an IRL EVENT with author + educator, Philip V. McHarris, as we discuss his transformative and forward thinking new book, Beyond Policing. Philip will be joined in conversation with Cell Block Feminist, Hip Hop Artist & Co-founder of Initiate Justice, Richie Resdeda. 

WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7pm PST (doors @ 6:30pm)

WHERE: In-Person at Rep Club in Los Angeles (3054 S. Victoria Ave LA, CA 90016)

HEALTH & SAFETY: For your safety, we ask that you please wear a face covering while indoors for our events.

HOW: Reserve an IRL ticket from the drop down below:

• IRL TICKET W/ SIGNED BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a SIGNED book copy available for pick up at the event. Select 'Local Pickup' at checkout to waive shipping.

• FREE *STANDBY*: IRL Event entry based on capacity. Limited Signed copies will be available for purchase during the event. Due to our limited capacity, please only RSVP if you plan to attend.

• SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Please order any of these author's books via our website with a note at checkout to be shipped after the event.

Please email us if you have any additional needs, questions, or accessibility concerns.

Philip V. McHarris is an assistant professor in the Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies at the University of Rochester. McHarris was a presidential postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University in the Department of African American Studies and the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab. He earned his PhD in sociology and African American studies at Yale University. He was named one of the Root 100s Most Influential African Americans in 2020. McHarris has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, and PBS and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and more.

Cell Block Feminist, Hip Hop Artist & Co-founder of Initiate Justice, Richie Reseda is a music, film and content producer, who was freed from prison in 2018. He co-created and co-hosts the Spotify Original podcast Abolition X. While in prison he started Question Culture, the artist-and-worker owned media collective that houses his projects, and co-founded Success Stories, the feminist program for incarcerated men chronicled in the CNN documentary, The Feminist on Cell Block Y.