THE FIVE DEMANDS, 7/27
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THE FIVE DEMANDS, free screening w/ discussion, 7/27
A film by Greta Schiller & Andrea Weiss
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-the-five-demands-tickets-680576792507
### IN-PERSON
Join NYPL Center for Educators and Schools in collaboration with NEH institute for a screening of The Five Demands, a film by Greta Schiller & Andrea Weiss. The documentary follows the dramatic but little-known story of the 1969 student strike that transformed the face of higher education.
Following the screening, two veterans of the occupation, Henry Arce and Rosalind McClymont, will share the inspiring story of how they, and others, changed the face of college admissions. Karen D. Taylor will moderate the discussion.
### ABOUT The Five Demands
Runtime: 1h 14m
Executive produced by Stanley Nelson, The Five Demands is a riveting story about the student occupation that changed the face of higher education forever. In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York (CCNY), an elite public university located in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the nation, the strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president. Through archival footage and modern-day interviews, we follow the students’ struggle against the institutional racism that, for over a century, had shut out people of color from this and other public universities. The Five Demands revisits the untold story of this explosive student takeover and proves that a handful of ordinary citizens can band together to take action and effect meaningful change.
### PARTICIPANTS
Henry Arce, CCNY ‘73 Educator. Former President of PRISA, Puerto Ricans Involved in Student Action and member of the Committee of Ten which organized the strike.
Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont, CCNY ‘71 Journalist and author.
Karen D. Taylor is driven by her passion to bring the cultural history of Harlem to the forefront of now, and to keep it relevant for generations to come. Inspired by the national discussion on “gentrification,” she is moved to steward the creation of programming that wraps the arts and humanities in a package that is a gift to the future. She consults as the director of public history for Columbia University/Teachers College's Harlem Education History Project.