[Peace] Re: [Sdas] SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR ELAINE BROWN

[Elizabeth Simpson]

All

This is a woman who I know and can vouch for as a
must-see. I wish I could be there!

Beth



--- Laura Haber <lhaber at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> 
> PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT
> PROGRAM! 
> 
> 
> Elaine Brown will be a Guest-in-Residence at Unit
> One/Allen Hall 10/10-10/12. She will be speaking
> every night of her residency. All events are open to
> the public and take place in the Main Lounge of
> Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory, Urbana. 
> 
> 
> Elaine Brown became, in 1974, the first and only
> woman to lead the Black Panther Party. In her
> autobiographical memoir, A Taste of Power: A Black
> Woman’s Story, Brown recounts her life from the
> ghettos of North Philadelphia to her leadership in
> one of the most important and militant civil rights
> groups in U. S. history. Today, as an activist,
> writer, and popular lecturer, Brown promotes the
> vision of an inclusive and egalitarian society,
> focusing on resolving problems of race, gender
> oppression, and class disparity in the United
> States. Brown's latest book is New Age Racism and
> the Condemnation of "Little B." Elaine Brown is
> currently running for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia
> and, if elected, will become the first black and the
> first woman mayor of that city.
> 
> 
> Monday, October 10
> 
> 9:00pm - New Age Racism 
> 
> 
> Tuesday, October 11
> 
> 7:00pm - The Left in America and the Significance of
> Elections
> 
> 9:00pm - Communism and Capitalism
> 
> 
> Wednesday, October 12
> 
> 7:00pm - Ongoing Racism in America as Reflected in
> New Orleans
> 
> 9:00pm - Black Women and Feminism in America
> 
>  
> 
> Laura Haber
> 
> Program Coordinator of Unit One
> 
> 244-2317
> 
> lhaber at uiuc.edu
> 



		
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