1968/2008

Friday, February 1st 7:30pm

The Brecht Forum presents:

1968-2008: Columbia University, Harlem & the World
An intergenerational Dialogue

with: (Kazembe Balagun, Thulani Davis, Bryan Mercer, Mark Rudd)

During the world-wide revolutionary upsurges of 1968, Columbia University was the site of a series of important and interconnected struggles. As the protest movements against the seemingly endless war in Vietnam continued to escalate in size and militancy, Columbia students and community members were simultaneously organizing against the Universities plans to expand into Harlem, displacing thousands of mostly black residents. These campaigns, targeting both the war at home and abroad, led to several interesting alliances and coalitions both on and off campus.

40 years later the world has changed dramatically, yet we still find ourselves fighting many of these same struggles. Another endless war, a new series of proposed expansions by Columbia, a new generation of activists and organizers who are pushing back on neo-liberalism and empire.

Please join us for a special evening, as we present an intergenerational dialogue between former and current student organizers who, drawing on a rich history and the current political context, discuss strategies for moving forward.
Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers

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