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08/28/2020 —Jon Wiener and guests discuss Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties

08/28/2020 —Jon Wiener and guests discuss Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties

On the 50th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium (1970), historian Jon Wiener, co-author of Set the Night On Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, will discuss the Chicano movements of the sixties and their relevance today–along with artist Harry Gamboa Jr., Cal Arts faculty member and a high school activist in LA in the sixties, and UCR…

07/20/2020 — Los Angeles Protest: Past and Present

07/20/2020 — Los Angeles Protest: Past and Present

The Nation had a special event with the authors on 7/20/2020. “Award-winning radical historian of Southern California Mike Davis and Nation contributing writer Jon Wiener trace the city’s turbulent era of rebellion and police brutality and show how it connects us to the present moment with people out in the streets again. This special event is free of charge but pre-registration…