Sitting in tonight was carved out of the old kitchen space. A word about one gubernatorial connection i offer to offer full disclosure in the presence of my old colleague mike klein. Both of us proudly serve in the administration of another governor, mario cuomo and instructed to remember whether it was because of the lesson of attica or his own innate patience, humanity and negotiating ability, mario cuomo was able to face a prison uprising of his own. In his case at sing sing, only 17 days after he was sworn in as governor in 1983 with a strikingly different result. Hostages were taken, demands were made, that was a bit of memory i wanted to share. Lets turn the clock back 25 years from todays house was restored for this kind of discussion. The event we are gathered to approach is the attica prison uprising from 1971, its causes, its meaning and the truth and consequences of deadly suppression, to focus on these truths our special guest tonight is doctor Heather Ann Thompson, detroit
By Joia DaVida Dec 23, 2020
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(Sacha Baron Cohen is one of the 7 in Sorkin’s new film)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a compelling courtroom drama that is filled with crisp dialogue that debuted on Netflix a month before the election. While Trump’s Justice Department labeled the film as political propaganda, writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s latest shows how much has not changed when it comes to our judicial system.
Up to fifteen thousand protestors gathered, much less than protest leaders had hoped for, and they were quickly surrounded by hundreds of police and National Guardsmen under orders to keep the protestors “under control.”