With this political climate and depending on the outcome of this year’s elections, we are going to be having a discussion on a topic that has been an issue in America for quite some time.
The prison system in the United States has its roots in the oppression of people of color in this country. Mass incarceration is impacting people of color at large rates and for that reason is why we need to start to talk about this problem and bring awareness and think of solutions.
Monday night join us as Mathew Braunginn gives some remarks and leads the discussion on this topic.
Matthew Braunginn is a third generation civil rights activist who grew up in Madison, WI to a mixed-race, and politically active family. He has also been involved in addressing the systemic racism Madison and Dane County has faced since he graduated from Purdue University in 2008 with a degree in Political Science. After graduation he started working for UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program, a pre-college pipeline program and is also a co-founder of the Young Gifted and Black coalition in 2014, a black queer feminist organization, writes regular columns for a Wisconsin newspaper dedicated to highlighting people of colors voices, Madison365.com, and currently works with a local school district to help teachers better engage with students of color, help them bring in culturally relevant curriculum, and provide direct identity development to their Black student popula