FEB MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday Feb 11
7pm
Lemon grove
122 west federal
downtown youngstown
Description:
OSU Multicultural Center is proud to present: An Evening with Angela Davis
For those who do not already know about the important roles that Davis played in the Black Panther party, women's liberation movement, and socialist/communist struggles, this in an excellent opportunity to get up to speed.
Davis has published numerous articles, essays, and books, including her autobiography, several books on women and feminism (most notably Women, Race & Class, 1981) and on radical prison reform. Nationally and internationally Angela Davis has been a popular lecturer on the necessity for social change, whether women’s rights, global peace and disarmament, improved opportunities for workers, affordable health care, prison abolition, or the need for and encouragement of youth activism today.
In order to achieve social change Davis argues for politically based coalitions that organize beyond race and ethnic group to include differences in class, culture, gender, and sexual orientation. “We have to recognize the intersectionality, the interconnectedness of all of these institutions and attitudes.”
In a 1997 interview with OUT magazine, Davis confirmed rumors that she is a lesbian, a subject about which she had long been reluctant to speak openly. For Davis, every facet of life is weighted with political significance. Come hear what she has to say!
THE DETAILS
40th Annual United Black World Month Keynote Speaker
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Location: RPAC, Tom W. Davis Special Events Gym, doors open at 7:00pm, event begins at 7:30pm
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
Co-sponsors: Office of Minority Affairs, Department of Recreational Sports, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, OSU Alumni Association Inc., Women’s Studies Department, Women’s Place, Sexuality Studies Program and Council of Graduate Students. Supported by: University Housing Black Student Association, Black Graduate and Professional Student Caucus, Society of Sisters, Council of Black Leaders, American Indian Council
This calendar is provided as a public service by Equality Ohio. Non-profit organizations who serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied communities in Ohio may submit events to calendar@equalityohio.org.
