The People and the Police
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC
After the 1968 riots in Washington, DC, the Office of Economic Opportunity produced a series of films about the Pilot District Project, created to foster the development of community programs and improve the shattered relationship between the city鈥檚 citizens and its police force. Tonight we show one of those films,聽CG 8225: The People and the Police, recently restored by the 威尼斯人娱乐场. Following the screening, NBC4 reporter聽Tom Sherwood聽will moderate a discussion on the legacy of the project and the current state of police-community relations. Scheduled panelists include Metropolitan Police Department Interim Chief of Police聽Peter Newsham, and longtime Washington, DC, community activist聽Susan Meehan.
Tom Sherwood
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