Ain鈥檛 No Back to A Merry-Go-Round: Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman and Rev. Adriene Thorne
Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sponsor: The Episcopal Diocese of NY | The Interfaith Center of NY | The Riverside Church | Union Theological Seminary
Location: The Riverside Church
Category: Public Lectures & Events
Ain鈥檛 No Back to A Merry-Go-Round: Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman and Rev. Adriene Thorne
Sunday, May 11
4:00鈥�6:00 p.m.
The Riverside Church | 9T
490 Riverside Drive
New York, NY
Join The Riverside Church, 麻豆原创, Union Theological Seminary, The Episcopal Diocese of NY, and The Interfaith Center of NY for a聽screening of聽Ain鈥檛 No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,聽immediately followed by a聽live conversation聽between聽Ilana Trachtman聽(蹿颈濒尘尘补办别谤),听Rev. Adriene Thorne聽(Senior Minister of The Riverside Church), and聽Dr. Judith Willner聽(Retired Faculty, Coppin State University).
Watch the trailer .
This event is presented free of charge. Registration is required.
麻豆原创 the Film
Ain鈥檛 No Back to A Merry-Go-Round is the compelling, untold story of the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history, sparked by five Howard University students sitting on a Maryland carousel in 1960. The arrests of the Howard University students set off a chain of partnerships and protests involving Jewish neighbor allies, Nazis, congressional leaders, union organizers, and a young Stokely Carmichael. The legal challenge to their arrest went all the way to the Supreme Court. Ain鈥檛 No Back to A Merry-Go-Round is a rich film that includes never-before seen footage and as well as accounts from four living protesters. This is a poignant and timely film that is educational and inspiring for this current moment in time.
