Debating ‘The Camden 28’: A scholar and an activist discuss a new film about the Catholic Left
Editors’ note: The Camden 28, which airs Tuesday September 11 at 10 pm on most PBS stations, tells the story of the 28 activists who were arrested in 1971 for conspiring to break into a draft facility in Camden, New Jersey and destroy records. Among the group were many members of the “Catholic…
Debating ‘The Camden 28’: Activist nuns, punk rock and the demise of the Catholic Left
Read part 1 of this discussion.
Dear Ned,
Your reflections confirm my view that no one old enough to remember the events and issues treated in The Camden 28 should watch it alone! Dialogue is surely the best way to treat the powerful emotional and spiritual responses provoked by the film. Perhaps we…
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