Kill the Bill Protests: Is Shaming the Most Skillful Response to Violence?
Few people condone violence in protests, particularly violence that results in punctured lungs or broken bones, as the Kill the Bill Bristol protest has. Of course, the protests in Bristol against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill were not
Impact of a Murder: Addressing Police Brutality
It took eight minutes and forty-five seconds for a white Minneapolis police officer to suffocate George Floyd, but the impact of his tragic death will endure much longer. In the words of Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, “Daddy changed the world.” A bystander’s
Transforming Lives: Roca Breaks Patterns of Crime and Incarceration for High-Risk Youth
At the June 13 opening of the Roca Center in Lynn, Massachusetts – amid a crowd of police and state officials – Chris Mullins, 24, addressed the impact of Roca on his life. Roca (Spanish for “rock”) is a non-profit organization
American Protest Music Rises Again
Protest songs are nothing new. Music has always functioned as a way to express that which could not be said. The function and format of politically-charged music might be constantly changing but its power to connect and communicate has always