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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.)
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