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At Zinn Fair, Steve Martinot connects police brutality to US fascism’s rise
SFSU Instructor Emeritus has written several books on racism and police; he'll speak at social justice gathering.
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'The rise of police brutality signals a national process toward developing a militant and military corps of repressive force in this country,' says Steve Martinot, Instructor Emeritus at the Center for Interdisciplinary Programs at San Francisco State University. 'It is important to understand what drives the police as well as what drives their political leadership and use.'
As part of this Sunday’s Howard Zinn Book Fair, Martinot will give a talk titled 'Police Brutality and the Rise of US Fascism' (2pm-4pm, room 213, Mission Campus of CCSF). He has written extensively on the structures of racism and white supremacy in the United States, as well as on corporate culture and economics, and leads seminars on these subjects in the Bay Area.
Martinot is the author of *Police Brutality: A Study of Police Culture in the US*; *The Rule of Racialization: Class, Identity, Governance*; *Forms in the Abyss: a Philosophical Bridge between Sartre and Derrida*, and *The Machinery of Whiteness*. He is also the editor of two previous books, and translator of Racism by Albert Memmi.
Zinn Fair co-organizer and longtime activist Andy Gillis asked him a few questions before the event. You can read more about the fair here."