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10:30 am What’s Happening in Venezuela? @ Niebyl Proctor Library
What’s Happening in Venezuela? @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Feb 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
On January 22nd Mike Pence made a phone call to opposition politician Juan Guaidó, essentially offering him the presidency of Venezuela. The next day, Guaidó swore an oath in which he appointed himself “Interim President of Venezuela.” Minutes later, Donald Trump officially recognized that self-appointment, in effect instigating a coup against the elected Bolivarian government of Nicholas Maduro. Since then, the mainstream corporate media has been supporting the coup, flooding the air waves and Internet with stories about chaos, poverty, corruption, and violence in Venezuela, exclusively covering anti-government marches, and … Continued
4:30 pm BLACK Film Series: Nightjohn + author of “Queen Sugar” @ Omni Commons
BLACK Film Series: Nightjohn + author of “Queen Sugar” @ Omni Commons
Feb 17 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
BLACK Film Series: Nightjohn + author of "Queen Sugar" @ Omni Commons
Liberated Lens will host a free film series commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the first Africans brought to present day America. The series will feature an event every third Sunday of the month starting February, for Black History Month, and ending in August, which marks the quadricentennial. For the first event of the series we will show “Nightjohn” and have a discussion with Natalie Baszile, author of a novel, “Queen Sugar”. NIGHTJOHN: Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl in the South, faces a relatively hopeless life. Her chief duties at the … Continued
6:00 pm CANCELLED: Black Women in the Movement w/Cat Brooks & Mama Akua Njeri @ First Congregational Church of Oakland
CANCELLED: Black Women in the Movement w/Cat Brooks & Mama Akua Njeri @ First Congregational Church of Oakland
Feb 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
CANCELLED. The birthplace of our Chicago-based comrade Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. is being targeted for foreclosure. It’s time to turn out to preserve the home where Mama Akua Njeri, formerly known as Deborah Johnson, raised her son and from where they carry on the Panther legacy of organizing their community to bring an end to predatory smash and grab tactics that cause so many to suffer in their community. Join Community Ready Corps (Allies and Accomplices) for a conversation between community activist Cat Brooks and Mama Akua as they talk … Continued
6:30 pm Preserving the Radical Legacy of the Black Panthers: Save Fred Hampton House
Preserving the Radical Legacy of the Black Panthers: Save Fred Hampton House
Feb 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The birthplace of freedom fighter Chairman Fred Hampton is being targeted for foreclosure. Without our support, this monument to the radical legacy of the Black Panthers will be another casualty of the big banks. The Chicago community will also lose a key organizing space that currently hosts the Black Panther Cubs among other survival programs. Join Community Ready Corps (Allies) for a special night of political education and material support for the work of Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and Mama Akua Njeri. Last year you heard from them at our … Continued