A coalition of organizations will sponsor a forum, “What’s Going On? LGBT People, the Death Penalty, and Police Brutality,” at the Church of the Open Door June 19.
“The connections between police brutality and the death penalty are among the goals for this event,” said Robert Schultz, death penalty program coordinator for Amnesty International. “We also want to examine incidents where transgender individuals and youth in communities of color are the targets of police brutality.”
Co-sponsors of the event include Amnesty, Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays, Affinity, Queer to the Left, the Chicago Anti-Bashing Network and the Justice Coalition of Greater Chicago.
The forum 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 5954 S. Albany.