Incarceration, War on Drugs, & Socioeconomic Status: How the criminalization of drugs disproportionately affects marginalized communities Thursday May 12, 2016 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Collis 101 Catered by The Orient Come as you will -- if you're eager to share your thoughts, you're welcome to; if you'd rather sit back and listen to people's thoughts, you're welcome to do that as well! some (optional) articles to read for background info: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-america-cant-quit-the-drug-war-20160505 http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/04/bigger_than_incarceration_angela_davis_talks_mass_criminalization_mental.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/books/michelle-alexanders-new-jim-crow-raises-drug-law-debates.html?_r=0 <http://mic.com/articles/20186/war-on-drugs-how-private-prisons-are-using-the-drug-war-to-generate-more-inmates#.PQeG0WJqt> [cid:9110a2d0-5dca-44a3-840c-019860f9972d] *Dartmouth Quest for Socioeconomic Engagement (DQSE) is a student support and issue group focused on socioeconomic identity, class, and classism. We are the Dartmouth Chapter of the Quest Scholars Network which is founded to help close the socioeconomic gap in higher education by giving students support. DQSE meets weekly to bring together students interested in class issues. This group is open to all students.
