IN HONOUR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, LETHBRIDGE PRIDE IS PROUD TO PRESENT:

LIFE AND DEATH OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON:

FILM VIEWING HOSTED AT THE MOVIE MILL

Join us, February 15th, 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM for a FREE viewing of “Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson,” a film about the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson.

To attend, you MUST reserve your FREE ticket through our eventbrite using the link below!

Film length: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Snacks can be purchased at the concession.

Admission for the night is free.

⁕ Wheel-chair ramp ⁕

FILM DESCRIPTION:

When Stonewall Veteran and beloved Greenwich Village personality Marsha P Johnson turned up dead shortly after Gay Pride in 1992, it was the latest in a series of murders, gay bashings, and "mysterious" deaths in the local gay community. Johnson is seen in footage at a political march shortly before this, at an action trying to draw attention to these hate crimes. Tragically, Johnson then becomes the next victim. Like the other suspicious deaths, Johnson's death is quickly dismissed as a "suicide", even though there is no evidence that Johnson was suicidal, and significant evidence that Johnson was harassed and stalked on that very night. Demonstrations are held to protest the lack of police investigation, but it is not until decades later that transgender crime advocate Victoria Cruz succeeds in getting some answers.