My People Are Rising: Memoirs of a Captain in the Black Panther Party
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Submitted by Knight0440 on Fri, 2014-02-21 08:43
Date/Time:
Wed, 2/26 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
My People Are Rising: Memoirs of a Captain in the Black Panther Party
Wednesday, February, 26, 2014
7:00PM
University of Rochester
Hoyt Auditorium
IN AN ERA of stark racial injustice, Aaron Dixon dedicated his life to the revolution, founding the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968 at age nineteen. In his new memoir, he traces the course of his own radicalization and that of a generation. Through his eyes, we witness the courage and commitment of the young men and women who rose up in rebellion, risking their lives in the name of freedom. My People Are Rising is an unforgettable tale of their triumphs and tragedies, and the enduring legacy of Black Power.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Aaron Dixon is one of the co-founders of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. He has since founded Central House, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing for youth, and was one of the cofounders of the Cannon House, a senior assisted-living facility.
Join us to here his incredible story in the Hoyt Auditorium at the University of Rochester.
“Aaron Dixon is a courageous, compassionate, and wise freedom fighter whose story of his pioneering work in the Black Panther Party is powerful and poignant. Don’t miss it!”
—Cornel West
Co-sponsored by Rochester Red and Black and University of Rochester Students for a Democratic Society
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Aaron Dixon is one of the co-founders of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. He has since founded Central House, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing for youth, and was one of the cofounders of the Cannon House, a senior assisted-living facility.
Join us to here his incredible story in the Hoyt Auditorium at the University of Rochester.
“Aaron Dixon is a courageous, compassionate, and wise freedom fighter whose story of his pioneering work in the Black Panther Party is powerful and poignant. Don’t miss it!”
—Cornel West
Co-sponsored by Rochester Red and Black and University of Rochester Students for a Democratic Society
