Coalition for Peace Action and
Camden County Historical Society
present
Special Screening:
The Camden 28
Award-Winning Documentary of the Vietnam War Era
1 PM on Sunday, September 16
Camden County Historical Society, Camden, NJ
followed by discussion with members of the Camden 28
Camden County Historical Location
On Sunday, September 16, 1:00 PM, the Camden County Historical Society (CCHS), located at 1900 Park Blvd. in Camden, hosts a special screening of the award-winning documentary, The Camden 28, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Anthony Giacchino and members of the original Camden 28 -- who included Camden's Father Michael Doyle. Free and open to the public, this event is sponsored by CCHS and the Coalition for Peace Action.
In August of 1971, eight Vietnam War protestors broke into the offices of Camden's draft board. For two hours they shredded records before being surprised by FBI agents and arrested in what was a clearly-planned sting. The peace activists called themselves "America's conscience"; the government called them the Camden 28. Along with twenty co-conspirators, they went on trial in 1973. Included were four Catholic priests, twenty-two Catholic laypeople and two Protestants, one of them a Lutheran minister.
The Camden 28 tells the story behind their arrests — a tale of government intrigue and personal betrayal — and the ensuing legal battle, which Supreme Court Justice William Brennan called “one of the great trials of the 20th century.” Thirty-five years later, the participants take stock of their motives, their fears and the costs of their activism — and its relevance to America today.
For more information, please call the Camden County Historical Society at (856) 964-3333 (www.CCHSnj.com) or the Coalition for Peace Action, celebrating more than 25 years of peacemaking, at www.peacecoalition.org or phone (609) 924-5022.
