To Protect, Serve & Understand

TO PROTECT, SERVE & UNDERSTAND (TPSU)

TPSU is a program that uses improvisation and actor training techniques to build communication and empathy between officers and the civilians they are charged to protect and serve. TPSU creates a theatrical space that allows participants to think more critically about the criminal justice system. It deeply impacts not only NYPD officers by giving them a space to creatively and critically consider their role and relationship to the community, but our program also gives much-needed space for civilians in the community to voice their own experiences and feelings about the NYPD. Rivka has been a founding member and facilitator for this program since 2016.

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TPSU Facilitators and Co-Directors: Michael David - Gordon, Rivka Rivera, Terry Greiss. Photo Credit: Zak Garlitos.

To learn more please visit: https://irondale.org/to-protect-serve-and-understand/