Panel: Rejecting the Romance of Police Reform - featuring Abolish Social Work
From the organizers:
“Panel:// Rejecting the Romance of Police Reform (Oct 28, 6pm)
Drawing from years of scholarship, activism, and experience, this panel challenges the belief that policing can be reformed to deliver justice or safety. It reveals how reform often expands criminalization, colonialism, and state violence—undermining Black, Indigenous, and migrant justice movements. Centering abolitionist and transformative frameworks, and stories of alternatives to policing. The panel calls for rejecting carceral and colonial logics and envisioning collective paths toward real safety and justice beyond policing.
Date: Oct 28, 2025 (Tue) Time: 6-8:30pm 6-7pm (Community engagement) Ross S801 7-8:45 pm (Panel discussion) Ross S802 Location: Ross Building S802, York University
Opening Remarks: Dr. Ruth Green Speakers: Audrey Huntley, Chanelle Gallant, Dr. Elene Lam, Dr. Robyn Mayard, Terri Monture Registration: Registration link (Seats are limited — register early ! ) Learn more about the event and our speakers: For more information Contact: Dr. Elene Lam (she/her), School of Social Work — [email protected]
Books Celebration: Policing Black Lives (Revised & Expanded Edition) by Robyn Maynard Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice by Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam Abolish Social Work (As We Know It) edited by Craig Fortier, Edward Hon-Sing Wong, and MJ Boryga”