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Media Advisory: Harry Belafonte to address participants in 1968 SF State student strike
WHAT:
Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte will address alumni of the 1968 San Francisco State student-led strike at a special evening reception marking the 40th anniversary of the event.
Among the 100 strike alumni, activists and community members invited:
- Actor and activist Danny Glover
- Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums
- Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown
- Rev. Cecil Williams
- Activist Janice Mirikitani
- Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay
- Tribal Chairperson of Indian Canyon Nation Anne Marie Sayers
- Poet Sonia Sanchez
- Poet Roberto Vargas
The reception is part of a four-day academic conference and commemoration of the strike's legacy. The 1968 student strike at SF State led to a national movement to diversify faculty and students on U.S. college campuses and the birth of SF State's College of Ethnic Studies. For more information, visit www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy08/019.htm
WHEN:
7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008
WHERE:
Seven Hills Conference Center, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco
INFO:
Journalists are invited to attend, but space is limited. Please RSVP by contacting Denize Springer at (415) 405-3803 or denize@sfsu.edu
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