Civil Rights Activist To Speak at UC
WHAT: Lecture, The War, Civil Liberties and Womens Human Rights
WHO: Bettina Aptheker, professor of Womens Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, is the visiting lecturer. Aptheker, best known for her leadership in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement during the 1960s, has been a prominent activist for more than 30 years for the womens, peace, civil rights and lesbian movements. The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Thursday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: African American Cultural and Research Center
SPONSORS: The UC Graduate Student Governance Association
MORE INFORMATION: Contact the association at (513) 556-6101
WHAT: Bettina Aptheker Womens Studies Colloquium: Memory, Memoir and Collective Reconstruction of Womens History. The event is open to the Womens Studies Department.
WHEN: Friday, May 16, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Room 130, McMicken
SPONSORS: The UC Graduate Student Governance Association
Seating is limited.
MORE INFORMATION: Students who are not enrolled in Womens Studies but still wish to attend the colloquium should contact the Student Governance Association at (513) 556-6101 or e-mail Nathan Long at nathanlong1@lycos.com
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