Tonight, Oct 23 is the Oakland premiere of the The Strike documentary about the Pelican Bay hunger strikes against solitary confinement, a historic coordinated effort and the largest hunger strike in US history, told by those who lived it. It’ll be tonight Wednesday Oct 23 at 6pm at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. For more information, visit thestrikefilm.com.

We’re joined by co-directors and producers Lucas Guilkey and JoeBill Muñoz. Dolores Canales, one of the film protagonist, is founder of CA Families Against Solitary Confinement, organizer on behalf of her son who was in solitary confinement during the hunger strikes Jack Morris is one of the film’s protagonists, he spent over 30 years in solitary confinement, and participated in the hunger strikes.

For more information, visit thestrikefilm.com.

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