Back by popular demand! An encore screening of

It Takes A Riot: Race, Rebellion, Reform

A documentary to mark the 25th anniversary of the Yonge St. uprising

Special panel discussion to follow.

On May 4 1992 in Toronto, a march against anti-Black police violence turned into a riot. The march was organized by the Black Action Defense Committee, a civil rights group, police and criminal justice system watchdog founded by members of Torontos Black community. While media and politicians called it a riot, others called it a rebellion, even an uprising. It Takes A Riot is a provocative new documentary film exploring the events of May 4th 1992, their historical context, political impact, and relevance to contemporary struggles against anti-Black racism. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Yonge Street riotand with racial injustice, police killings of Black people, and the Black Lives Matter movement on the front pagesthis documentary asks: What does it take for Black people to get justice in this society?

Directed by Howard Grandison

Written by Simon Black and Howard Grandison

Produced by Idil Abdillahi, Simon Black and Howard Grandison

SPECIAL PANEL TO FOLLOW THE SCREENING!

Feat. Rinaldo Walcott, Akua Benjamin and Idil Abdillahi.

Moderated by CBC radio and television personality Amanda Parris

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 to support the fillm.

Funding for It Takes A Riot was provided by the Akua Benjamin Legacy Project at Ryerson University and the Social Justice Research Institute at Brock University.