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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:02:26 -0700
From: radtimes <resist@best.com>
Subject: Celebrating the Lives of Two Peace/Anti-Imperialist Activists
Celebrating the Lives of Two Peace/Anti-Imperialist Activists --
Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson Celebration - Oct. 20 -
Burlington, Vermont
Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson Celebration Host Committee,
300 Maple Street, Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 862-4929
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 12, 2001
"Roots of the Struggle" Assembles All-Star Activist Cast
Burlington Performance to Honor Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth
Peterson
As the US gears up for war, dozens of activists and artists who
have been on the front lines in struggles for justice and peace
over the last 60 years will gather in Burlington on Oct. 20 for a
one-time only event, "Roots of the Struggle: The Life and Times of
a Nonviolent Warrior." The multi-media presentation, held at
Memorial Auditorium Annex in conjunction with a gala dinner for
non-violent activists Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson at the
height of the Vermont International Film Festival, will include
rare 60s film footage, music by Rik Palieri, dramatic scenes, and
remarks by dozens of special guests.
Those scheduled to appear include Howard Zinn, renowned historian
and author of A People's History of the United States; John
Froines, one of the Chicago Eight defendants, plus Chicago Eight
attorneys Leonard Weinglass and John Tucker; Dennis Brutus, poet/
hero of the South Africa anti-apartheid struggle and leading voice
in the current worldwide campaign for debt relief; Abbie Hoffman's
life partner Johanna Lawrenson; Ted Glick, coordinator of the
Independent Political Action Network; members of Dave and
Elizabeth's family; and old friends such as Ralph DiGia, Connie
Hogarth, Bob Nichols, and Jules and Helen Rabin.
Others scheduled to speak about Dave, Elizabeth, and movements for
peace and justice from the 1930s to today include green author and
activist Brian Tokar, filmmakers Jay Craven and Robin Lloyd, labor
organizer Ellen David Friedman, Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle,
and religious activist Miriam Ward. The program, developed by Greg
Guma, will include little-seen film footage from the late 60s
assembled by Roz Payne, period music, glimpses of Dave and
Elizabeth's remarkable life journey, messages from Ron Kovic and
Leonard Peltier, and dramatized scenes for the Chicago Eight trial.
Admission is $10, tickets at the door.
This one-time-only presentation will follow a gala dinner honoring
Dave and Elizabeth at 6 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are still
available, but seating is limited. On the following morning,
October 21, related discussions on prison justice, politics,
history, and film will be held during the Vermont International
Film Festival, at the CCV Auditorium, below Borders Books on Church
Street. At 9 a.m., Vermont's new Alliance for Prison Justice will
be unveiled after a short film,CRITICAL RESISTANCE. At 10 a.m.,
Jay Craven will lead a discussion entitled Politics, History and
the Media. Invited panelists include Zinn, Weinglass, Brutus,
journalist/writer Gwenda Blair and others. Admission for Sunday is
$10 sliding scale.
The weekend festivities are also sponsored by Toward Freedom, whose
board of directors Dave Dellinger has co-chaired for the past 15
years. TF is currently celebrating 50 years of continuous
publication. Beyond honoring Dave and Elizabeth, a major goal of
the celebration is to create a retirement/project fund for them.
To reserve a seat or make a contribution to the Dellinger Fund,
make checks payable to Toward Freedom, and write "Dellinger
Celebration Fund" in the memo line. Seating for the dinner and
program costs $25 per ticket. Write to Dellinger Celebration, c/o
Robin Lloyd, 300 Maple St., Burlington, VT 05401, or call (802)
862-4929 for further information.
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