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<i>The 2025 Socialist Speakers Series Presents</i><br>
<b><font size="5">How to Abolish the Police</font></b><br>
<b>An evening with Kristian Williams and Riley Pavelich: Prison,
Parole, and Bail Abolition.<br>
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<b>Monday, September 15, 6:00 to 7:30pm </b>A Lively and Respectful
Discussion will Follow.<br>
At The <b>Elks Lodge</b>, 112 Pattee St, Missoula<br>
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The main function of bail is to keep poor and working-class people
in jail while awaiting trial. It doesn\u2019t improve public safety, and
it helps drive mass incarceration. What is being done to abolish
bail?
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<li>American Anarchist Author <b>Kristian Williams</b> plans to
discuss the reasons for police abolition, strategic
considerations, and historical attempts to replace the police
with more liberatory arrangements.</li>
<li><b>Riley Pavelich</b> will talk about the Montanan Bail
Project.</li>
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<i>Refreshments will be served.</i><br>
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