Better Than a Listening Tour: “People’s Tribunal” on Police Brutality Scheduled For Saturday

Though local organizer Carol Steiner says the action itself is still “under wraps,” activists are hosting a “People’s Tribunal on Police Brutality” Saturday afternoon at Cleveland State in preparation. It will be free and open to the public. The goal of the tribunal, organizers say, is to let victims of police abuse tell their stories to a distinguished panel. The panel will include Oscar Grant’s uncle Bobby Johnson, in town from Oakland.

“This is fundamentally different from the ‘listening tours’ or hearings conducted by those in authority,” Steiner wrote in a press release. “A People’s Tribunal allows those seeking justice to decide what to do with the testimony. It also shows people that there is a movement that wants to hear their stories and use them to advance the struggle for justice.”