(Please note that the venue has changed to Cruciform LT1, Cruciform Building.)

Convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, Robert King was sentenced to life without parole and spent 29 years in solitary confinement (a 6ft x 9 ft cell!) in Louisiana’s Angola prison until his release in 2001.  While in prison, King joined Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox, to form a chapter of the Black Panther Party, andsuccessfully organized prisoners to improve conditions; reducing rape, sexual assault, improving food quality and tackling racism - all which were condoned and even instigated by prison security.  Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox remain in Angola prison to this day despite having their convictions overturned by Federal courts, and are now the focus of a recent film, In the Land of the Free, narrated by Samuel L Jackson, which calls for their immediate release.

Hosted by the Human Rights Institute and Student Human Rights Program, Robert King comes to UCL to tell his personal story of injustice and to expose the cruelty of the prison-industrial complex.  He calls into question both the systemic injustices involving class and racism that lead people to unjust incarceration as well as the human rights violations that prisoners must endure once incarcerated.

Seats are available to UCL students and the wider community interested in criminal law and human rights, but you are encouraged to reserve your ticket early to avoid disappointment for hearing this great man speak.

See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/7559378/New-documentary-In-The-Land-Of-The-Free-tells-the-story-of-the-Angola-3..html for more information about the film.

Register at robertkingucl.eventbrite.com. Only registered guests with valid e-tickets will be admitted.