Bringing Police Officers and Community Members Together With Theater Exercises

After the death of Erich Garner during a confrontation with the police, Terry Greiss, one of the founders of the Irondale Ensemble Project, started a project called "To Protect, Serve and Understand" to help connect police with civilians. Shenghua Sung/NTD Television
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NEW YORK—After Eric Garner died during a confrontation with the police, Terry Greiss saw tensions increase between police and civilians.

However, he believed that compassion could change that, in the form of art. So did the NYPD.