Feminist, prison abolition activist, former member of the Black Panther Party and lifelong activist Angela Davis is speaking in Grand Rapids on Wednesday:
Angela Davis: Frameworks for Social Justice
February 10, 2010
GRCC Diversity Lecture Series7pm – Fountain Street Church (24 Fountain St NE)
Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression. Over the years, as a student, teacher, writer, scholar, activist and organizer – and even prisoner – she has become a living witness to the historical struggles of two generations of American life.
In 1969, Angela Davis came to national attention after being removed from her teaching position at UCLA as a result of her social activism and her membership in the Communist Party. In 1970 she was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List on false charges, culminating in one of the most famous trials in recent American history. During her sixteen-month incarceration, a massive international “Free Angela Davis” campaign was organized, leading to her acquittal in 1972. She is the author of five books, including the campus classics Angela Davis: An Autobiography and Women, Race & Class. Currently, Davis is a tenured professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
She is an advocate of prison abolition with a powerful critique of racism in the criminal justice system and is working on a comparative study of women’s imprisonment.
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