Yuri Kochiyama and "Parents Against Police Brutality" at Sleep Deprivation Chamber fundraiser

Title

Yuri Kochiyama and "Parents Against Police Brutality" at Sleep Deprivation Chamber fundraiser

Description

The images shows five people on what appears to be a speaker panel or reading at the Public Theater. The three people on the left are holding paper and pens. The woman at the center is Yuri Kochiyama (third from left). The two people on the far right wear shirts that say, "Parents Against Police Brutality."

Sleep Deprivation Chamber is a play by Adrienne Kennedy and her son, Adam Kennedy. It premiered in 1996 at the Public Theater. The play is based on the Kennedy's real-life experience with police brutality.

"Parents Against Police Brutality" was an organization comprised of the families of victims of police brutality and other concerned parents. It was formed by Iris Baez after her son Anthony Baez was killed by police in 1994.

Date

March 1-2, 1996

Contributor

Digitized by Lilian Fok
Uploaded by Sabrina Moore

Rights

Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities.

Format

Photograph

Identifier

Photo516, Photo517, Photo518

Files

Photo516.jpg
Photo517.jpg
Photo518.jpg

Citation

“Yuri Kochiyama and "Parents Against Police Brutality" at Sleep Deprivation Chamber fundraiser,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed December 26, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2302.

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