By Any Means Necessary?: Defining the Limits of Civil Disobedience

Join the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law (CRIL) and Law Alumni of Color Association (LACA) for a discussion about civil disobedience. The term "civil disobedience" most often evokes images of lunch-counter protests during the Civil Rights movement in the 60s, and the notion of a righteous cause.  But in fact, civil disobedience often takes many forms, demonstrating what we might see as a righteous fight for justice or to the contrary, a dangerous violation of the law. In 2020, we were witness to a year of unprecedented acts of civil disobedience: from the tearing down of confederate statues; refusing to wear facemasks during a pandemic; laying claim for the homeless to vacant houses in Oakland; to shutting down a highway in defense of Black lives. But how should the law treat these different acts, and where do we draw the line between righteous and wicked?  How does race factor into the analysis? Join us for a town-hall style conversation as we explore race, acts of protest and their lawful boundaries.  REGISTER