[Marxism] Conference on the 1967 Detroit Rebellion, April 20-21

["Charles Brown" <cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Detroit, MI- April 9, 2007
1967 Detroit Rebellion 

LESSONS LEARNED Conference April 20 & 21, 2007  Detroit, MI 

In July of 1967, Detroit exploded in what has been characterized as the
most deadly urban rebellion in the United States to date.  To
commemorate the 40th anniversary of that  historic rebellion, a group of
activists and scholars have organized: "Detroit 1967 Rebellion: Lessons
Learned"; a two day conference on April 20 and 21, 2007 that will
examine the causes and consequences of the Detroit revolt. 

The conference is an oral history conference focusing on the Black
radical political movement in Michigan from 1963-1975; specifically: the
cultural mobilizations promoted by the independent media and artists,
the 1967 Detroit Rebellion as catalysts for social/economic changes, the
connections with events abroad, the ways we remember, dis-remember and
employ the histories of the 1967 Revolution as living lessons for the
present  and  to vision activism in aggressive action and advocacy  to
pursue political and social change in the future. 

The conference is being held for interested community members, leaders,
activists, educators, academic researchers, students and parents, anyone
interested in visions of a better world inspired by collaborative
grassroots action.  The gathering seeks to accomplish three goals a) to
acquaint a younger generation of activists and scholars with the black
radical tradition in the state of Michigan, b) to find
oral-written-visual materials that can be used in the creation of
teaching units by community organizations, labor unions, schools and
universities and c) to identify gaps in our understanding of the present
that can be addressed through a critical examination of the un-official
past. 

Organized by a group of faculty members from several educational
institutions, community activists and organizations, the conference
activities will include; panel discussions featuring commentary from
local activists and media entities of the 1963-1975 time period,
discussion of the significance of the events for today's society;
collection of activists' oral histories, a bus tour of the sites of the
1967 Detroit uprising; Proclamation of Assata Shakur Day, viewing of the
Assata Shakur video, "Eyes on the Rainbow" as well as a cultural
celebration. 

For the bus tour on Friday, buses will be leaving Liberty Baptist Temple
parking lot, 17188 Greenfield and McNichols at 1:45p.m.  The Friday
evening program, also at Liberty Baptist Temple, will start at 6pm.
Saturday activities will be held at the University of Michigan Downtown
Detroit Center, 3663 Woodward & MLK Drive.     

Event Organizing Committee: 

Gloria Aneb House, Ahmad Rahman, Melvin Peters, Malik Yakini, Charles
Simmons, Sandra Simmons, Ebony Roberts, Abayomi Azikiwe, Ron Scott,
W.F.Santiago-Valles, Stephen Ward, Monica White, John C. Williams 

For more information about registration and venues on Friday and
Saturday 20-21, April 2007 please contact W.F. Santiago-Valles at
269.388.3809, email a.picago@xxxxxxxxx  or visit the conference webpage:
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~a5joersz/
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