Don Mays, February 25, 2021
This is the seventh installment of the RI PREVCON Virtual Series.
During this webinar, Don Mays—artist, educator, and activist/advocate—focuses on racial equity within the context of prevention, addressing the intersection between racism and the War on Drugs/the policing of substance use and its focus on Black and Brown communities. Viewers will learn about the origins of policing and its relation to Black Americans, the tools/strategies used to control communities of color, and the origins, expansion and insidious nature of the War on Drugs. This webinar will also explore ways of addressing the race-based policies and procedures in the policing of communities of color, and address the cries for “Defunding the Police” in reference to substance use.
View the webinar here.
