[Peace] Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers at Allen Hall 2/27-3/3

[Laura Haber]

Please forward widely:

Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn will be Guests-in-Residence at Unit One/Allen Hall Sunday, February 27 – Thursday, March 3. They will be speaking every night of their residency. All programs are open to the public and take place at Allen Hall 1005 W. Gregory, Urbana (parking is available in the garage across the street). See below for the schedule or check www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/unit1

About Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn: 
Bill Ayers is a school reform activist and Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is founder of the Center for Youth and Society and founder and co-director of the Small Schools Workshop. He has written extensively about social justice, democracy, and education. His interests focus on the political and cultural contexts of schooling as well as the meaning and ethical purposes of teachers, students, and families. Ayers’ book Fugitive Days recounts his experiences in the Weathermen and the Weather Underground. 
Bernardine Dohrn was politically active on the national scene during the days of college student protests in the 1960s and 1970s as a member of Students for a Democratic Society, the Weathermen, and the Weather Underground. Bernardine and Bill spent the 70's living underground and Bernardine was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. She has a law degree from the University of Chicago and now continues her activism in her work as Clinical Professor and Director of the Northwestern University Law School’s Children and Family Justice Center. 

Schedule

Sunday, February 27
7:00pm – Opening Program: Another World is Possible: Reflections on War, Democracy & Freedom (main lounge)

Monday, February 28
7:00pm –The Weather Underground - screening of Academy Award-nominated film and discussion (main lounge)
"A terrific movie, energetic and articulate." Christian Science Monitor
"A great story. Terrifically smart" NY Times



Tuesday, March 1
7:00pm - Teaching Toward Freedom (south rec room)

9:00pm - Don't Let your Life Make a Mockery of your Values (south rec room)

Wednesday, March 2 
7:00pm - Race, Prisons, Torture and American Human Rights (main lounge)

9:00pm - Children, Schools and Justice (main lounge)

Thursday, March 3
7:00pm - Writing your Life: Personal Essay and Memoir (south rec room)

Laura Haber
Program Coordinator of Unit One
University of Illinois
68 Allen Hall (MC 050)
1005 W. Gregory
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 244-2317
lhaber at admin.housing.uiuc.edu



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