Date & Time
February 1, 2012
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC, USA
Voices Out Loud
Celebrate the centenary of Bayard Rustin, unsung prophet of the civil rights movement.
The Leadership Conference Education Fund and Split This Rock Poetry Festival invite you to celebrate the centenary of Bayard Rustin, unsung prophet of the civil rights movement.
Featuring:
- Video clips from Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer’s ‘Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin’ and Singer’s new film, ‘Electoral Dysfunction’
- Insights from Walter Naegle, Executive Director of the Bayard Rustin Fund and Rustin’s surviving life partner, and Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference Education Fund
- Spoken word from nationally-known poets, Chris August, Regie Cabico, and Twain Dooley
- Multimedia from the Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Collective
- Plus other special guests
To RSVP to this free event, click here. Space is limited, so don't wait!
For more info contact David at rustinevent@civilrights.org.
Sponsored by Split This Rock and The Leadership Conference Education Fund.