Tuesday 2/2
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Facilitated by members of the My Grandmother's Hands reading group
(Attend online)
The inspiration for this conversation came from the book, “My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies" by Resmaa Menakem, which encouraged a small group of us to reach out to the Eugene Police Department to learn more about training procedures, internal support, and how current events have impacted them. (For further reading, the presentation will tie closely to chapters 8, 17 and 22 from the book).
Of special interest in the talk and follow-up discussion will be: community policing, de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention training, physical and mental wellness for officers, implicit/explicit bias training, working with Cahoots, and mental health/addiction Issues.
We feel fortunate that this event could be arranged and think it is important to increase our understanding of police training as well as the pressures they face in the community. This is an opportunity to further develop mutuality and respect for and with one another.
Gratitude in advance to our guests: Lieutenant Angie San Miguel, trainer for the Eugene Police Department, and Lisa Magnus, Quality Assurance Management Analyst, and member of the EPD’s Peer Support and Resiliency Team. Members of the My Grandmother's Hands reading group include: Jun-e Thomson, Issei Weil, Rose Gladstein, Leeann Agost, Louise Ruhr, and Myoan Soderquist.
For questions, please contact us at office@buddhaeye.org
No registration required.