No Apologies: Remembering the White Night Riots

​A conversation on lessons from the riot with a panel of veteran organizers and journalists, hosted by Pinko Magazine and Left in the Bay.

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​The murder of Harvey Milk and George Moscone and the infamous lenient sentencing of Dan White in 1979 spurred one of the largest riots in San Francisco history. The enduring image of the White Night Riots is a burning SFPD cruiser, immortalized on a Dead Kennedys album cover and in Dan Mavrides’ stylized “NO APOLOGIES” poster, created to raise money for the legal defense of those arrested. But beyond these vivid icons, this landmark in the legacy of San Francisco queer struggle still isn’t well understood. Radicals, liberals, cops, dykes, leathermen, street kids, sex workers, homophiles and anarchists all fought it out on the streets around City Hall and all found themselves in a different position than they had started in that night. By the morning after the riot, modern San Francisco was born.

​This panel will convene veterans of the riot Ruth Mahaney, Gwenn Craig, Charlie Hinton and Randy Alfred, to discuss their memories and its legacy. Join us on the 24th for a major conversation.