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Pete Seeger Songfest with Jim Scott & Dana Clark
Tickets: $10 online at Dana Clark Music $15 at the door Free "Peace Is Our Birthright" CD to first 10 people who order tickets! Dear Friends: When it comes to working for peace and social justice, I believe music is one of our most powerful tools. Pete Seeger is my hero, because he spent his life creating songs to make the world a better place. Jim Scott worked with Pete Seeger on many projects and he has stories to tell…
Find out more »One-woman Show @ NW Vista: From the Slave House to the White House
" Evolution of a Black Girl: From the Slave House to the White House" is a powerful one-woman show where writer/performer Morgan McCoy portrays 12 different characters. Her unforgettable performance of these women takes the audience on a journey from Africa during the 1400's to present day in America. This journey incorporates rich history, stories of love, and moments of joy and sorrow. Stories of women such as Phyllis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, Maggie Walker, Madam C.J. Walker, Rosa Parks, Shirley…
Find out more »Freedom Riders Part 2: Created Equal Film Series @ NW Lakeview
Please join us for the screening of “Freedom Riders”, an award winning documentary that tells the story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. The film, part of our Created Equal Film series, will be shown in the Northeast Lakeview College Performing Arts Theater, on a LARGE screen – part one on February 3 and part two on February 10, 2015, starting at 6:30 p.m. on both…
Find out more »Lecture & Webcast: Science, a Tool for Justice
Attend in person or via Webcast. Science: A Tool for Justice, presented by Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., MACP, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Common, chronic, costly and consequential diseases - including type 2 diabetes, obesity, kidney disease and liver disease - disproportionately affect people of color. Biomedical research offers tremendous opportunity to reduce the impact of health disparities, in effect harnessing the power of science as a tool for justice. Equally important…
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