Tuesday, February 22nd will be the first “Flex Your Rights Night.”  The goal of these nights will be to focus on legal issues surrounding our rights and how to protect them as it relates to encounters with police, in the context of technology, or just in the abstract.

For our inagural Flex Your Rights Night,we will be starting at 7PM and screening the video “10 Rules for Dealing with Police” which was created by the organization Flex Your Rights:

From the creators of the classic, BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters (2003), Flex Your Rights releases its new achievement, 10 Rules for Dealing with Police.

The 40-minute docudrama is the most sophisticated and entertaining film of its kind. Narrated by the legendary trial lawyer William “Billy” Murphy, Jr. (from HBO’s The Wire), 10 Rules depicts innocent people dealing with heavy-handed policing tactics used every day in the United States.

Through extensive collaboration with victims of police abuse, legal experts and law enforcement professionals, we’ve developed a powerful multi-language resource that provides proven survival strategies for dealing with racial profiling and police abuse.

Do you know what your rights are if you’re stopped by police? Most people don’t, and the consequences can be severe. From simple misunderstandings to illegal searches and excessive force, a bad police encounter can happen to anyone. But after watching 10 Rules for Dealing with Police, you’ll be more confident and better prepared to handle every kind of police situation.

We’ll follow up with a discussion session about the video, questions and answers, and your feedback about how we can continue on with Flex Your Rights nights in the future.

We hope to see you at the Space on Tuesday, February 22nd!