April 24, 2024

Community News

Anti-racism author/speaker Tim Wise Speaks Out in the Bay Area April 18
March 28, 2017

  
SURJ Bay Area presents Anti-Racism Educator & Author 
Tim Wise on Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 pm
Acclaimed anti-racism author and educator Tim Wise will speak at a benefit to raise funds for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and All of Us or None's statewide mobilization to Sacramento on May 8th -  Quest for Democracy Advocacy Day.

Wise will speak on The Great White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer and the Politics of Trumpism, a presentation that explores the rise of Donald Trump and the way Trumpism reflects longstanding traditions of white racial resentment in America.  
 
Tickets are sliding scale $10 - $50, no one turned away for lack of funds. 
Sponsored by SURJ - Showing Up for Racial Justice - Bay Area chapter.
 
Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. Oakland 94612
 

STAY CONNECTED


  Like us on Facebook  Follow us on Twitter
Speak Out - the Institute for Democratic Education & Culture,PO Box 22748, Oakland, CA 94609

Related Articles · More Articles
"Reverend Cecil Williams was the conscience of our San Francisco community. He spoke out against injustice and he spoke for the marginalized," said Mayor London Breed. Read More. Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas
Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas Today, Mayor London N. Breed and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development announced a new outdoor concert series in San Francisco. Program will fund outdoor music performances in parks and plazas across San Francisco beginning in May.
Tanisha Nicole Cyprian, a talented emerging business owner at the time of her enrollment in the program that teamed the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. San Francisco Chapter and the City of San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, continues to grow and flourish recently adding magazine feature appearances to her business strategy. Jackie Wright, CEO of Wright Enterprises conceived and developed the program that gives women well paid training opportunities, is pleased to get reports of women who have benefited from the experience. The Doris Ward OEWD Workforce Development Program was made possible by Mayor London Breed's "Dream Keeper Initiative." Read More.
Back To Archives