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-# Pan-Am Games Civics Lab
-
-It occurs to me that, with the [Pan-Am
-Games](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Security_Unit) coming up, you
-have a prime opportunity to do some hands-on learning about Toronto civics and
-policing. (Those of you who did this lab during the G20 summit are excused. If
-you are already at risk of police harassment, you are excused. If you've never
-been stopped by a cop in your life, this exercise will determine 70% of your
-grade.)
-
-Your assignment: do some things that are completely within your rights and
-harmless to others.
-
-1. Dress in lower-middle class drag. Put away the props and costumes of
- authority: no suits, no loafers. Jeans, sneakers, t-shirts, jackets are all
- in: things chosen as much for their wearability and anonymity as for their
- looks. Break them in, if you can; you'll visibly break character if
- everything is shop new.
-
-2. Keep quiet. Tell your family where you're going - for safety - but not
- social media. If you have an assistant, tell him you're going out, but not
- where you're going. Make it as hard as possible for anyone to connect you to
- any authority or celebrity your day job gives you.
-
-3. Get a camera. The more visible, the better; you can rent one from Vistek for
- a totally achievable number of dollars. Get a strap, too; carrying a camera
- by hand is tiring.
-
-4. Go alone.
-
-5. Take a long, slow stroll along the Pan-Am Games' security perimeter.
-
-You will absolutely be stopped by the police Integrated Security Unit, either
-through a Toronto officer or an RCMP officer. Remember, you are entirely within
-your rights to be there, with a camera, walking. (You'll need the camera to put
-yourself on the radar: if you're white, the police will largely ignore you.
-Taking pictures is optional, but a lot of fun.)
-
-It's important that you do this _without_ the trappings of authority and
-without witnesses. Be powerless. Put yourself at the mercy of the police you
-enabled. Experience an unjustified police stop as someone who has no immediate
-recourse.
-
-That experience is no fun. It's in turns demeaning, terrifying, embarassing,
-and disempowering. [For some Torontonians, this is a daily
-event](http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2015/04/21/skin-im-ive-interrogated-police-50-times-im-black/).
-
-_Then_ come back and talk to me about the Toronto Police Service's [carding
-program](http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/04/20/toronto-police-carding-policy-reform-will-require-super-powers-james.html).