History of the 1970 Isla Vista Riots

The UCSB Alumni Association (http://ucsbalum.com), KCSB, and Magic Lantern Films will host “Reflecting on Rebellion: Isla Vista 40 Years Later,” a free program of films, panelists, and a reception mixer focusing on the I.V. riots and the Bank of America burning 40 years later.
The proceedings start at 3pm with screenings of those two short films, Don’t Bank on Amerika and Beyond the Barricades.

At 4pm, UCSB Professor Richard Flacks will moderate a panel of key participants and observers from 1970, including former student-leader James Gregory, former El Gaucho editor and News & Review founder Becca Wilson, and photographer Gregory Desilet, whose new book Burning Banks and Roasting Marshmallows is a fictionalized narrative of the uprisings.

After a late afternoon reception, at 6:30pm there will be a return-engagement showing of William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (http://www.disturbingtheuniverse.com), Emily and Sarah Kunstler’s acclaimed documentary about their radical attorney father, who represented Civil Rights Era organizers, Chicago conspiracy defendants, Attica prisoners, American Indian Movement activists, and other political prisoners. Learn about the man some blamed for inciting the torching of the bank.

These events will also feature giveaways and special William Kunstler DVD discounts for attendees and are free and open to the entire public.

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