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Free Movie: From Soweto to Berkeley
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Date:
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Time:
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Jesse Palmer
Location Details:
Long Haul Infoshop - 3124 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley - near Ashby BART - Woolsey and Shattuck - Across from La Pena
Documentary (1987), 50 min, dir. Scott Wiseman
“Soweto to Berkeley” explores the student protests and debates at UC Berkeley in the 1980s which led to the Board of Regents decision to withdraw $3.1 billion in funds from companies doing business in South Africa. With the students’ tactics including occupations and direct actions, their organizing efforts, and their successes and failures, still resonate today.
Discussion to follow. Folks who were involved in the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s are invited to attend and speak about their experiences.
“Soweto to Berkeley” explores the student protests and debates at UC Berkeley in the 1980s which led to the Board of Regents decision to withdraw $3.1 billion in funds from companies doing business in South Africa. With the students’ tactics including occupations and direct actions, their organizing efforts, and their successes and failures, still resonate today.
Discussion to follow. Folks who were involved in the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s are invited to attend and speak about their experiences.
For more information:
http://www.thelonghaul.org
Added to the calendar on Sun, Dec 8, 2013 3:29PM
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