The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People Hosted by Angela Davis with Special Guest J. Edgar Hoover

by Alle Mims

It's December 5th, 1969, and your favorite civil rights activist is back with another episode of The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People. Today, we have special guest J. Edgar Hoover to talk about FBI sanctioned raids, COINTELPRO, and the use of state violence to suppress the movement. I've also heard the director might bring along a special friend who may or may not have just won the presidential...

It's December 5th, 1969, and your favorite civil rights activist is back with another episode of The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People. Today, we have special guest J. Edgar Hoover to talk about FBI sanctioned raids, COINTELPRO, and the use of state violence to suppress the movement. I've also heard the director might bring along a special friend who may or may not have just won the presidential election running on a platform Law and Order.

In this Mr. Roger's Neighborhood parody, we will get a brief glimpse into the politics of late 60's as told by Angela Davis with small brain teasers, a puppet show and good old fashion slapstick comedy.

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The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People Hosted by Angela Davis with Special Guest J. Edgar Hoover

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  • Kate Danley: The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People Hosted by Angela Davis with Special Guest J. Edgar Hoover by Alle Mims
    “

    A brilliantly powerful piece of political satire. The humor is unrelentingly pointed and sharp, and takes no prisoners as it illuminates parts of American history that have been glossed over, and it takes on even more urgency in today's climate. They say if we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it, and this play unapologetically demands you learn. (In a very Mr. Rogers way. If Mr. Rogers was in your face comedy.) Far too often, trauma turns into trauma porn onstage. This turns trauma into a battle cry.

    A brilliantly powerful piece of political satire. The humor is unrelentingly pointed and sharp, and takes no prisoners as it illuminates parts of American history that have been glossed over, and it takes on even more urgency in today's climate. They say if we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it, and this play unapologetically demands you learn. (In a very Mr. Rogers way. If Mr. Rogers was in your face comedy.) Far too often, trauma turns into trauma porn onstage. This turns trauma into a battle cry.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: The Commune of Mutual Aid and Education for the People Hosted by Angela Davis with Special Guest J. Edgar Hoover by Alle Mims
    “

    A unique and satirical look at the US governments constant war on BIPOC communities and those that stand for civil rights. The Mr. Rogers framing of this play is brilliant and highlights the absurdity of how evil Hoover and Nixon were.

    A unique and satirical look at the US governments constant war on BIPOC communities and those that stand for civil rights. The Mr. Rogers framing of this play is brilliant and highlights the absurdity of how evil Hoover and Nixon were.

    ”
J. Edgar Hoover and Nixon could be played by the same very skilled voice actor.