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“In today’s world, things being what they are, I think we also have an obligation. To speak up.”
That’s a line from Salt Lake Acting Company’s “Too Much Memory,” an exploration of injustice and civil disobedience running now through Feb. 28. To take that exploration further, SLAC will be hosting a free political forum on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. that will focus on issues of injustice, unrest, and the fine lines that can sometimes separate the right and wrong thing. Specifically, they’ll explore some of the questions that lie at the heart of the play’s modern adaptation of Antigone – at what point does rule of law turn into tyranny? And at what point does civil disobedience tip over into terrorism?
Taking part in the forum will be former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, who founded the group Citizens for Penal Reform and has also served as President of the boards for the Utah affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Another panelist will be Tim DeChristopher, who is best known as Bidder 70 for disrupting a BLM oil and gas auction in Dec. 2008 and is scheduled to go on trial March 15 for his act of civil disobedience. Rebecca Hall, J.D., PhD, is the Economic Justice Coordinator for the Utah Domestic Violence Council, and Marshall Thompson is the 2009 Ghandi Peace Award Recipient who set out to walk the length of Utah for peace. Troy Williams, public affairs director for KRCL, will be moderating.
For those who are inspired by the forum, there are still seats left for a follow-up performance of “Too Much Memory” at 7 p.m. It’s a little more challenging if you want to go in having already seen the show, though there’s still a pretty good seat selection available earlier in the week.
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