ATTICA is ALL of US • 55th Anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising and Massacre • IRL + Livestream
September 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
One can’t understand Attica and all that happened there in 1971 without remembering what had been taking place in the nation as whole—on the streets as well as in prisons—throughout the previous decade. From states like California, New York, and Mississippi; cites like Chicago, Newark, and Detroit; in prisons as far flung as Angola and Auburn … people across the country were mobilizing to fight oppression, injustice, and inequality. But time and again, these grassroots demands to end racist and sexist policies were met with a violent response. Those with power made clear to anyone who dared try to change this nation for the better, that doing so meant risking your life. But, for those locked in Attica in 1970, there seemed little choice but to take that risk….
Doors open at 5:30p. Please arrive early; space is limited. If you’d prefer to watch online, event will be streamed at atticaisallofus.org.
