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Panel / Forum
A People's History of the UW
Date/Time
September 26 (Sunday),
7:00 pm
Location
University of Washington, Bagley 131
Sponsored by
ASUW, UW ISO and more
This May marks the 40th anniversary of the 1970
student strike in which thousands of UW students
demonstrated to protest the war in Vietnam in the wake
of the Kent State shootings. Two years earlier the
Black Student Union at UW occupied administration
buildings in a successful campaign to increase
opportunites for minority students.
full description & details:
This May marks the 40th anniversary of the 1970 student strike in which thousands of UW students demonstrated to protest the war in Vietnam in the wake of the Kent State shootings. Two years earlier the Black Student Union at UW occupied administration buildings in a successful campaign to increase opportunites for minority students.
These were just a few high points from the exciting history of activism on the University of Washington campus. As a new generation of activists organize against the budget cuts and other issues affecting us, come hear the inspiring stories from those who helped build the movement during this high point of student activism and discuss lessons for today!
Speakers:
Aaron Dixon was co-founder and Captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party and played a key role in the formation of the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Seattle Chapter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Steve Ludwig was a member of the University of Washington chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and helped organized the May 1970 student strike and many other protests on campus.
Larry Gossett was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1967, and co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU) in 1968. Through the BSU, Gossett helped push the UW to create a Black Studies Program.
More Speakers TBA. For more info or to endorse: isouw@uw.edu • seattleiso.org
To request disability accommodations contact the Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance at (206) 543-6450/V (206) 543-6452/TTY (206) 685-7264 (FAX) or dso@u.washington.edu
Endorsed and Sponsored by Associated Students of UW, UW International Socialist Organization, UW Campus Antiwar Network, UW Students Organizing for LGBT Equality, UW College Greens, UW Black Student Union
Website for more info:
http://isoseattle.blogspot.com/
Contact Person:
Seattle ISO
Contact Email:
206-612-6137
Contact Ph. Number:
info@seattleiso.org
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