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Film: The Walls of Jericho and the Movement That’s Shaking Them

The Potter's House 1658 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

In honor of Black August, a documentary about the movement to free U.S. political prisoners jailed for their involvement in the civil and human rights uprisings of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

George Jackson: Releasing The Dragon (A Video Mixtape)

Anacostia Neighborhood Library 1800 Good Hope Road SE, Washington, DC, United States

The Institute for Policy Studies, with Black Lives Matter DC, BYP 100, API Resistance, and Pan-African Community Action, host a showing of this video mixtape created by Bashi Rose and Jared Ball, part of the imixwhatilike crew, to commemorate the life and politics of George Jackson.

Film: COINTELPRO 101

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

Join us for a viewing of the documentary exposing the FBI's strategy to prevent movements and communities from overturning white supremacy and creating racial justice through illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

FILM: Justice On Trial

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

Four days before the court hearing that could lead to his freedom, join us for a viewing and discussion of the astounding documentary that deconstructs "The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.”