Cecily McMillan Book Party

From the venue:

Cecily McMillan’s The Emancipation of Cecily McMillan: An American Memoir comes during a time when cries against police brutality dominate the national conversation. But The Emancipation focuses on the brutality that can happen after an arrest. In 2012, McMillan was arrested after an altercation with a police officer at an Occupy Wall Street protest and sentenced to 58 days at NYC’s notoriously corrupt Rikers Island. The Emancipation chronicles McMillan’s time in prison, and how she bonded with her fellow inmates to overcome the conditions and remember what she was fighting for. The upcoming party in celebration of book’s release will begin with a cocktail hour with hosts Johnny Martinez and Brandon Ley, owners of Joystick Gamebar, as they present a sneak peek of their new joint, Georgia Beer Garden. A book talk and signing will follow, with performances by Joshua Loner, Shalom Little, and Hero the Band, among others, and food from Maricela Vega. All proceeds will benefit the Georgia Civil Disobedience Fund.