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Bold Thinking 2017 - The La Trobe Three
Welcome to La Trobe University's Clever Conversations.
In this episode from our Bold Thinking series hear - for the first time - the full story of the university student protestors dubbed the La Trobe Three.
Brian Pola, Fergus Robinson and Barry York were in their 20s in the early 1970’s when they were locked up in Melbourne’s notorious Pentridge Prison for defying a University trespass order.
Hear what happened in the lead up to their arrests, their experience in prison and how it’s impacted them ever since.
They are joined by respected La Trobe historian, Professor Katie Holmes, who will explore the social and political context of the time and the broader cultural repercussions of the ‘70s student movement.
The discussion is hosted by writer and journalist Francis Leach in a passionate and insightful conversation recorded 45 years to the month since they were released.
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By La Trobe UniversityWelcome to La Trobe University's Clever Conversations.
In this episode from our Bold Thinking series hear - for the first time - the full story of the university student protestors dubbed the La Trobe Three.
Brian Pola, Fergus Robinson and Barry York were in their 20s in the early 1970’s when they were locked up in Melbourne’s notorious Pentridge Prison for defying a University trespass order.
Hear what happened in the lead up to their arrests, their experience in prison and how it’s impacted them ever since.
They are joined by respected La Trobe historian, Professor Katie Holmes, who will explore the social and political context of the time and the broader cultural repercussions of the ‘70s student movement.
The discussion is hosted by writer and journalist Francis Leach in a passionate and insightful conversation recorded 45 years to the month since they were released.