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"Hit & Stay" Film Screening and Q&A with UMBC Alum and Film Director Joe Tropea

UMBC’s history and American studies departments are sponsoring a screening of “Hit & Stay,” a documentary about the Catonsville Nine directed by Joe Tropea ’06, History and ’08 M.A., Historical Studies.

The documentary tells the story of nine Catholic activists who entered a Selective Service office in Catonsville on May 17, 1968 and burnt draft files to protest the Vietnam War. “Hit & Stay” features archived footage and activists telling their stories in their own words. Interviews include Bill Ayers, Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Noam Chomsky, Ramsey Clark, Laura Whitehorn, and Howard Zinn.

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The film premiered locally last year at the Maryland Film Festival. For past coverage of the documentary, click here.

The screening takes place Wednesday, March 12 at 8 p.m. in UMBC's Meyerhoff Building Room 030. Joe Tropea will attend the screening and host a Q&A. The event is free and open to the public.

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Note: This event is previously rescheduled from February 13th. 

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