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A Rabbi’s Freedom Rider Experience
Date:
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time:
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Event Type:
Panel Discussion
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
Resource Center for Nonviolence
612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA
612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA
A Rabbi’s Freedom Rider Experience with Reflections from a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Pastor
Rabbi Philip Posner has been active in Social Action and Interfaith activities his entire adult life. In 1961, he joined the Freedom Rides, helping to integrate transportation facilities, and was imprisoned for 39 days in Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi. Darrell Darling, Pastor, worked in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and in Selma, Alabama. The MFDP was created to challenge the whites only Democratic party of the time.
On October 18, Rabbi Posner and Rev. Darling will come together to discuss their experiences; Rev. Darling will provide background information on segregation in 1960s Mississippi and Rabbi Posner will detail his Freedom Ride, with a powerpoint presentation. Micah Posner, Rabbi Posner’s son and local community organizer, will moderate a Q&A.
For more information, contact Yasmiene Mabrouk at (831) 854-8023 or YasmieneMabrouk [at] gmail.com
Rabbi Philip Posner has been active in Social Action and Interfaith activities his entire adult life. In 1961, he joined the Freedom Rides, helping to integrate transportation facilities, and was imprisoned for 39 days in Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi. Darrell Darling, Pastor, worked in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and in Selma, Alabama. The MFDP was created to challenge the whites only Democratic party of the time.
On October 18, Rabbi Posner and Rev. Darling will come together to discuss their experiences; Rev. Darling will provide background information on segregation in 1960s Mississippi and Rabbi Posner will detail his Freedom Ride, with a powerpoint presentation. Micah Posner, Rabbi Posner’s son and local community organizer, will moderate a Q&A.
For more information, contact Yasmiene Mabrouk at (831) 854-8023 or YasmieneMabrouk [at] gmail.com
For more information:
http://rcnv.org/2086
Added to the calendar on Sat, Oct 13, 2012 11:21AM
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