So What?

Brian Burak

A short discussion of current events by a high school International Studies and Psychology teacher

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    Ep. 22 - Black Lives Matter

    In this episode, Mr. Burak focuses exclusively on the protests - what they are about, how they're being conducted, what the governmental response has been, the problem with "non-lethal" responses, Trump labelling Antifa as a terror organization & desire to use the military to stop the protests and why qualified immunity empowers police officers to act in such violent ways without fear of punishment.  Black Lives Matter Links for resources: If you’re looking for reliable information/background about what these protests are and where they came from check out these resources compiled by a University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara.  https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1iDaVNNGRWYkhjB2CJwrA4j8f8dfimh0vEd93D__mnPo/mobilebasic BuzzFeed News Tracker for Hoaxes, False Information etc: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/hoax-misleading-claims-george-floyd-protests?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharefacebook&ref=mobile_share&fbclid=IwAR1p0Sazor9Iwa270sp1bDJIy-CmU-_eEoF-Vge8lxqyofonTf1pE6Sn8MM What is Antifa: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/what-antifa-trump.html SPLC on why labeling Antifa a terror org. is bad for Civil Rights: ⁃  https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/06/01/designating-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization-dangerous-threatens-civil-liberties How to be an ally: https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies and https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234 Protesting Safely: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzg94/how-to-protest-safely-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

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A short discussion of current events by a high school International Studies and Psychology teacher