Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the
Attica Prison Uprising
Friday, September 9th - 7pm Sharp
518 Valencia Street - San Francisco
Attica - The Restored 1974 Film
Discussion with:
Azadeh Zohrabi - Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal
Dennis Cunningham - Original Attica Attorney
Manuel La Fontaine - about connecting the dots to
Georgia, Ohio and California prison strikes
Prison unrest in the United States hit a boiling
point on September 9, 1971, when inmates at Attica State Prison after months of
protesting inhumane living conditions rebelled, seizing part of the prison and
taking 35 hostages. The uprising was met with a military attack and the murder
of 43 people after NY State troopers assaulted the prisoners. Attica - released
3 years later - is an investigation of the rebellion and its aftermath, piecing
together documentary footage of the occupation and ensuing assault. Especially
significant today as prisoners from Georgia, Ohio, California and other states
fight for their human rights in the face of increased imprisonment and the
brutality and torture of long-term solitary confinement.
$10 Donation - $5 youth - No one turned away
Sponsored by the Freedom Archives & the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415 863-9977
www.Freedomarchives.org