Special Virtual Documentary Night: The Five Demands

[YOU MUST WATCH THE FILM ON YOUR OWN BEFORE THE EVENT](https://www.pbs.org/video/the-five-demands-oBtvXz/)

Link to the film is in the info below.

For this Special Virtual Documentary Night, in honor of Black History Month, we are meeting to talk about the documentary, [The Five Demands](https://documentarynight.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/the-five-demands/). In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by revolutionary fervor, the strike turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president. Charles Powell (Civil Rights Lawyer, Class of 1971), Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont (Journalist and Author, Class of 1971), and Andrea Weiss (Co-Director, Co-Producer) have agreed to join us for a special guest Q&A!

[>>Click here to watch The Five Demands for free<<](https://www.pbs.org/video/the-five-demands-oBtvXz/)

Again, you must watch the film on your BEFORE the event. We will be meeting over Zoom, where we will break out into small discussion groups. We will do multiple rounds of small group discussion, then close out the night with a special guest Q&A! The Zoom information is listed below.

[https://zoom.us/j/87555256659](https://zoom.us/j/87555256659)

Meeting ID: 875 5525 6659

Passcode: 861888

This event is posted in multiple meetup groups, and on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-virtual-documentary-night-tickets-1974981557002), as well as with members of the [Community Documentary Night](https://documentarynight.wordpress.com/) email list. (Message me if interested in joining the email list) Therefore, THIS RSVP LIST IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ATTENDING THE EVENT. So even if you only see one person RSVPed in this meetup group, there will always be others in attendance from other groups. We tend t