BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18570697 SEQUENCE:18613903 CREATED:20090214T204100Z DESCRIPTION:Please join\n\nHOWARD ZINN and ANTHONY ARNOVE\n\nfor a special, one-night-only performance of\n\nVOICES OF A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES\nhttp://www.peopleshistory.us\n\nwith a cast of readers and musicians including\n\nBENJAMIN BRATT\nJOSH BROLIN\nDIANE LANE\nSTAIRWELL SISTERS\nCLARENCE THOMAS of the ILWU\nKERRY WASHINGTON\nROBIN WRIGHT PENN\n\n\nThursday, February 26, 2009\n7 PM\n\nMission High School Auditorium\n3750 18th Street\nSan Francisco CA 94114\n\n\nCO-PRODUCERS\nHaymarket Books\nhttp://www.haymarketbooks.org\n\nVoices of a People's History of the United States\nhttp://www.peopleshistory.us\n\n\nABOUT THE PERFORMANCE\nPerformances of Voices of a People’s History bring to life the extraordinary history of ordinary people who built the movements that made the United States what it is today, ending slavery and Jim Crow, protesting war and the genocide of Native Americans, creating unions and the eight hour work day, and advancing women's rights and gay liberation.\n\nBy giving public expression to rebels, dissenters and visionaries from our past--and present--VOICES seeks to educate and inspire a new generation working for social justice.\n\nThis upcoming performance of VOICES in San Francisco will be one of more than 60 such performances in 17 different states held since 2003.\n\nStudents and teachers, Oscar winners and activists, have organized and performed VOICES in classrooms and theaters, at conferences and music halls--most recently at the Sundance Film Festival 2009 with Josh Brolin, Benjamin Bratt, Woody Harrelson, Wyclef Jean, Q'orianka Kilcher, Melissa Leo, Robert Redford, and Marisa Tomei.\n\nVisit http://www.peopleshistory.us/watch for recent video clips.\n\nIn 2009, THE PEOPLE SPEAK, a documentary film inspired by VOICES and by Howard Zinn's groundbreaking books, A People's History of the United States, and with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People's History of the United States, will air on national television and screen at film festivals and select theaters.\n\nTo see a preview of the film, visit: http://www.thepeoplespeak.com\n\n\nMEDIA CO-SPONSORS\nKALW 97.1 FM Local Public Radio\nhttp://www.kalw.org\n\nKPFA 94.1 FM Pacifica Radio\nhttp://www.kpfa.org\n\nSan Francisco Bay Guardian\nhttp://www.sfbg.com\n\n\nHOSPITALITY SPONSOR\nHotel Palomar San Francisco\nhttp://www.hotelpalomar-sf.com\n\n\nTICKETING\nGeneral Admission $20.00.\n\nTo buy tickets online (major credit cards, PayPal), visit:\nhttp://www.peopleshistory.us\n\nA limited number of Student Discount Tickets will be available for $10.00 with valid student ID. These tickets must be purchased in person at the office of Haymarket Books, 110 Capp Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, during the following times only: Monday 6-8pm, Wednesday 4-8pm, and Friday 6-8pm.\n\nPremium reserved seating and the opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation to the event co-sponsors is also available online, at a variety of levels, including $100, $250, $500, and $1,000.\n\nThis generous additional support will help Voices of a People's History to organize performances in more communities and schools across the country and allow Haymarket Books to continue their work as an independent book publisher and distributor and to donate educational books by Howard Zinn and other authors to the students and staff of Mission High School.\n\nDonations at the $250 level and above will also receive a signed copy of the book Voices of a People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.\n\n\nTo buy tickets in person in the Bay Area, please visit these fine independent bookstores:\nCity Lights Books\nhttp://www.citylights.com/\n261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway\n\nThe Green Arcade\nhttp://www.thegreenarcade.com/\n1680 Market Street at Gough\n\nModern Times\nhttp://www.mtbs.com/\n888 Valencia Street\n\nMoe's Books\nhttp://www.moesbooks.com/\n2476 Telegraph Avenue\n\n\nCONTACT\nhttp://www.peopleshistory.us/about/contact-us\n\n\nRESOURCES\nHaymarket Books\nhttp://www.haymarketbooks.org\n\nHoward Zinn\nhttp://www.howardzinn.org\n\nMission High School\nhttp://www.missionhs.org\n\nStairwell Sisters\nhttp://www.stairwellsisters.com\n\nThe People Speak\nhttp://www.thepeoplespeak.com\n\nVoices of a People's History\nhttp://www.peopleshistory.us\n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/14/18570697.php SUMMARY:Howard Zinn in Voices of a People's History of the United States LOCATION:Mission High School Auditorium, 3750 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94114 URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/14/18570697.php DTSTART:20090227T030000Z DTEND:20090227T053000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR