Revolution '67
Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future of Newark
Sponsored by McCarter & English LLP

A screening of the award-winning documentary that chronicles the six-day black urban rebellion in Newark of 1967 and discussion of the current initiatives that are shaping Newark's future.

Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University School of Law
Auditorium
One Newark Center
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Panelists:

Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno
Producers
Bongiorno Productions

Paula T. Dow
Essex County Prosecutor

A. Robert Gregory
Principal
American History High School
Newark, New Jersey

Shavar D. Jeffries
Counsel to the Office of the
Attorney General of the State of New Jersey

Dachel Martinez
Broadway Youth of the Year 2008
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark

Inez McClendon
Retired Music Teacher
Newark Public Schools

Ronald Smothers
Renowned New York Times Journalist

Ibn Townes
Westside Youth of the Year 2008
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark

Moderator:

April Yvonne Garrett
Founder & President
Civic Frame

Community Partners:

Africana Institute and Urban Studies Institute at Essex Community College
Barat Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark
Cobblestone Records' Youth Entrepreneurial Music/Film Vocational Program
Integrity House
Newark Reentry Legal Services (ReLeSe)
Office of Alternative Education, Newark Public Schools
Office of Prisoner Reentry, City of Newark
Rutgers Transtional Education and Employment Management (T.E.E.M.)
Vision of Hope

Attendance: 120 persons

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