Clackamas County Equity Coalition (CCEC) invites you to join us to learn about the history of policing in America and how that relates to our work for equity in our county, particularly in the realm of community safety.

Rev. Aric Clark is a pastor, a writer, and an organizer living in Milwaukie, OR. He has written and contributed to several books on the intersections of spirituality and social justice, and edited Faithful Resistance: Gospel Visions for the Church in a Time of Empire. He organizes for justice with the Pacific Northwest Family Circle, the Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance, and Interfaith Movement for Immigrant and Refugee Justice. When not writing or organizing he can be found in his garden or playing tabletop role playing games with his family.

Aric will give a brief history of policing in the US and discuss how that history has impacted local families in our area. After the presentation, we'll gather in our breakout rooms, and discuss how you can strengthen your equitable practice by applying this learning in our coalition's 4 focus areas: