Youth Justice Coalition, members of the Centro Cultural de Mexico, Colectivo Pixen, and members of the Rocha family present a film about Mario Rocha, who is fighting his conviction for murder, and host a discussion about youth incarceration.
Mario is one of many teenagers tried as adults, during an era when young people of color were demonized and public demands to have violent youth tried as adults. He was arrested at a flyer party in East LA, tried for a murder he maintains is a false charge, and now doing 29 years. Thanks to evidence presented by this film, he is awaiting retrial.
August 27th, 321 W. 5th St., Santa Ana, CA. Corner of 5th and Broadway.
