The Berrigan brothers, Philip and Daniel, both Catholic priests, and Philip’s wife, Liz McAlister, a former nun — spent their entire lives engaged in faith-based, nonviolent resistance to war, racism, nuclear proliferation, and the Catholic Church. Named America’s “Most Wanted” fugitives by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, they were the “influencers” of the day, not only spreading the gospel of nonviolence in pulpits worldwide, but appearing on talk shows, in rock lyrics, and on magazine covers.

Told through the perspective of the next-gen Berrigans, THE BERRIGANS: DEVOUT AND DANGEROUS uses live footage of demonstrations and nonviolent actions, archival footage, and interviews with an impressive host of notable figures the Berrigans inspired to make the point that nonviolent direct action is as relevant today as it was in the past.

SPEAKER: Frida Berrigan, daughter of Phil Berrigan and Elizabeth McAlister. Frida is the author of the book, It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing into Rebellious Motherhood.

The event is sponsored by the Ithaca Catholic Worker, the Daniel Berrigan Society, and the Durland Alternatives Library.

Screening on Tuesday, September 24, 7 PM Durland Alternative Library Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, and Wednesday, September 25, 6 PM Cinemapolis Theater. This event is free and open to the public.