BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18488745 SEQUENCE:18515676 CREATED:20080326T192700Z DESCRIPTION:β€œTim Wise is one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation.”\n β€” Michael Eric Dyson, best-selling author \n\nTim Wise, one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S., will be speaking on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 7:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland CA. Tickets are $12 - $20 sliding scale for general admission, $8 for youth 18 and under. Advance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets by calling 800-838-3006 or on the web at www.brownpapertickets.com. All proceeds benefit Speak Out, The Institute for Democratic Education and Culture.\n\nWise is the author of two books, White Like Me; Reflections of Race from a Privileged Son (Soft Skull Press) and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White (Routledge). He has spoken to over 300,000 people in 48 states, and on over 350 college campuses. From 1999-2003, Wise was an advisor to the Fisk University Race Relations Institute, and in the early β€˜90s was Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, the largest of the many groups organized for the purpose of defeating neo-Nazi political candidate, David Duke. \n\nFor further information visit Speak Out on the web, www.speakoutnow.org or contact us at 510-601-0182 and via email at info@speakoutnow.org.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/26/18488745.php SUMMARY:Speak Out Presents, An Evening With Tim Wise LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of Oakland\n685 14th St. Oakland CA 94612 URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/26/18488745.php DTSTART:20080405T023000Z DTEND:20080405T043000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR