Breakdown and Choking Victim headline Tompkins Square Park police riot anniversary shows this weekend

Via the EVG inbox...

Come and commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1988 Tompkins Square police riot. This will be the first of a two-day event (Aug. 4-5), followed by another two day commemoration on Sept. 8-9.

After the Sunday show in the Park, there will be a multimedia presentation at the Museum Of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS), 155 Avenue C, starting at 7 p.m., linking two generations of resistance. Comic slide shows by Eric Drooker + Seth Tobocman, with music.

There will also be a screening of "By Any Means Necessary," a classic documentary on the Tompkins Square Movement. Additional speakers and performers to be announced.

Here's the lineup for the shows in Tompkins Square Park:

Saturday, Aug. 4
2 Jennifer Blowdryer
2:45 Professor Louie
3:30 Iconicide
4:15 Sea Moinster
5 Breakdown

Sunday, Aug. 5
2 D.I.Y.ing Breed
2:45 Zero Content
3:20 Skitzopolis
4 David Huberman
4:20 Team Spider
5 Choking Victim

Guest speakers will include:

• Father Pat Maloney
• Activist attorney Norman Siegal (formerly of the N.Y. Civil Liberties Union)

Find more info and any updates here.

Ahead of the event at MoRUS on Sunday ... there's a sneak preview of their political punk exhibition tonight from 6-9. (The museum is between Ninth Street and 10th Street.)

Political punk exhibition opening Friday, August 3rd at MoRUS (155 Ave C). Performances by Seth Tobocman and Eric Drooker and screening on Sunday, August 5th from 7-10pm. With more live performances and screening TBA. Updates at: http://www.morusnyc.org/political-punk-exhibition

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TODAY- POLITICAL PUNK Radical Action in Radical Times! Photos From DIY Venues and shows at Silent Barn, Club Anarchy, HECK, Secret Project Robot, and The Glove will be exhibited this Today August 3rd (Photos by #DestinyMata) at @morusnyc 6-9pm Big Thanks to @rockdove1er & @autonomous_t0ddler for putting me on and helping me make this happen 📸🙏🏾❤️ ・・・ Political punk exhibition opening Friday, August 3rd at MoRUS (155 Ave C). Performances by Seth Tobocman and Eric Drooker and screening on Sunday, August 5th from 7-10pm. With more live performances and screening TBA. Updates at: http://www.morusnyc.org/political-punk-exhibition

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