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Voices Out Loud

February 1, 2012 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

photo of RustinThe 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.

Details

Date:
February 1, 2012
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Venue

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC United States
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