Join us for a film screening and discussion of the short documentary film “Condemned,” which tells the story of Bomani Shakur (or Keith Lamar) who is on death row for five murders he did not commit or play any part in during the 1993 Lucasville Prison uprising.

Bomani was recently scheduled for execution in November, 2023. His many advocates and loved ones called for a month of action in April to publicize the biased legal process that led to Bomani’s conviction, involving gross prosecutorial misconduct including failure to provide exculpatory evidence during discovery as required by law.

** A link will be posted in the facebook event on the day of the screening that people can click to join at the event start time! **

After the film we’ll hold a discussion including how people can support Bomani in continuing to fight for his life.

For more information about Bomani and his case:
– https://www.keithlamar.org/condemned
– https://www.revolutionaryabolition.org/news/month-of-action-for-bomani/

Because it’s a 2 hour film, we’ll be starting an hour earlier than usual at 5:30pm sharp and hold space for 30 minutes of discussion afterwards.  As usual, we’ll be hosting this at Firestorm Books, 610 Haywood Rd.

The film will start at 6:30pm, run roughly 30 minutes, and leave us about an hour for discussion of the contents afterwards.

From the description:

Trouble # 4: No Justice… Just Us

No Justice… Just Us: Movement Defense Against State RepressionThe struggle for a new, better world is not for the faint of heart. Movements of collective liberation, if they are effective, will inevitably face repression. The institutional pillars of domination and exploitation are well-entrenched in society, well-versed in manipulation, and utterly ruthless in their efforts to crush any and all threats to their legitimacy. At this critical juncture in history, our movements are confronted by incredibly powerful enemies, who use a variety of sophisticated methods to discredit, disrupt and deter resistance. Far-right populist movements, goaded on by corporate fear-mongering and neo-fascist propaganda, are increasingly resorting to violent vigilante attacks against their perceived enemies. And as if this wasn’t enough… standing firmly behind these new reactionary movements lies the naked power of the state – namely its heavily-militarized police, racist legal system and vast network of prisons. Yet despite this terrifying political atmosphere, our movements continue to grow. Our future success and growth demands that we develop the capacity to anticipate the strategies and tactics that the state will use against us, build our own infrastructure to defend against these attacks, and incorporate meaningful solidarity and collective defence into all facets of our organizing. In this month’s episode of Trouble, anarchist media collective subMedia interviews a number of individuals engaged in legal defence and prisoner solidarity, and looks at some of the ways we can begin to build movements that are more resilient in the face of state repression.

Join BRABC on Friday, August 2nd from 6:30-8pm for a viewing of “Love And Revolution: No, nothing is over in Greece“, which features anarchist and autonomous organizing and resistance throughout the country around issues of health, community, borders and the people who cross them.

If you can’t make it, you can find it for free (in Spanish). Otherwise, join us for the subtitles!

Yes, we misspelled anarchist… :b

Join us later that night at the Mothlight for BLVCK MVSS: a BRABC benefit featuring local hip hop from VVITCHGANGCOVEN projects. Sunday at 5pm for our monthly letter writing night to political prisoners.

Flyer

We’ll watch the latest episode of the mini-documentary series, TROUBLE from sub.Media and have a conversation prompted by questions from the film-makers.  This series is ongoing, each final Friday of the month.

Friday, September 29th at 7:30pm
Firestorm Books & Coffee
610 Haywood Rd,
Asheville, NC 28806

More episodes of Trouble can be found at sub.Media

The flyer for this showing can be found here.