Alpha Gamma Delta

Screening of the Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson

Date: Mar 31, 2022 at 12:00am to 11:59pm
Victoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends, and fellow activists. When Stonewall Veteran and beloved Greenwich Village personality Marsha P. Johnson turned up dead shortly after Gay Pride in 1992, it was the latest in a series of murders, gay bashings, and "mysterious" deaths in the local gay community. Johnson is seen in footage at a political march shortly before this, at an action trying to draw attention to these hate crimes. Tragically, Johnson then becomes the next victim. Like the other suspicious deaths, Johnson's death is quickly dismissed as a "suicide", even though there is no evidence that Johnson was suicidal, and significant evidence that Johnson was harassed and stalked on that very night. Demonstrations are held to protest the lack of police investigation, but it is not until decades later that transgender crime advocate Victoria Cruz succeeds in getting some answers. Feel free to organize a watch party with others or watch the documentary on your own time. Send a reflection before midnight to the group chat that will be made. What did you learn? What can you apply to your life?