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DESCRIPTION:In the 1960s the Black Panther Party for Self Defense joined with the 
 Puerto Rican Young Lords and the poor White Young Patriots Organization in 
 the Original Rainbow Coalition (pre-Jessie Jackson). The model of "organize 
 your own but fight together" was an attempt to build broad unity in 
 dispossessed communities while dealing with the realities of racialized 
 capitalism head-on. Come join a discussion of this history and what its 
 going to take to keep the 99% together for the long-haul. Panel discussion 
 will include a slideshow of the art of the Rainbow Coalitions. On the 
 panel: Pam Tau Lee (member of I Wor Kuen), Joe Navarro (Los Siete De La 
 Raza Defense Committee), Killu Nyasha (Black Panther Party) and Amy Sonnie 
 and James Tracy (co-authors of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels 
 and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times)\n\nPam Tau Lee, a 
 former member of I Wor Kuen, puts her activism at the forefront of her 
 work. She grew up in a diverse environment in San Francisco. Moreover, she 
 was immersed in the free speech, anti-war, union, and black power movements 
 – all of which influenced her greatly. Her parents, John and Mignon, 
 taught Lee and her younger sister the value of hard work. Her mother was 
 first employed as a draftswoman during World War II when women were needed 
 for the war effort; she retired from the California state unemployment 
 office. Her father began work in a storage room in an engineering plant in 
 the 1940s, and by the time he retired, he was employed as an engineer. Lee 
 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1969 from California 
 State University, Hayward (now California State University, \nEast Bay). 
 She began work as a student teacher in inner-city Oakland schools with the 
 Teacher Corps – a federally funded program begun in the 1960s to increase 
 employment in underserved public school districts. As her awareness of the 
 issues facing low-income communities grew, Lee began work as a community 
 organizer. “There was so much activism then…” she says, “I became 
 involved in the student and community movements.” In the 1970s, she 
 worked for the Chinese Progressive Organization, in the days “before 
 there were [many] non-profit social justice organizations. We were housed 
 in the International Hotel and funded by members in the community, so it 
 was as if I was part of a collective,” she says.\n\nChicano poet Joe 
 Navarro is a literary vato loco, teacher, creative writer, husband, father 
 and grandfather.  Joe integrates his poetic voice with life's experiences, 
 and blends culture with politics.  His poetic influences include the Beat 
 Poets, The Last Poets, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Alurista, Gloria 
 Anzaldua, Lalo Delgado and numerous others. Joe has performed his poetry 
 throughout the nation in coffeeshops, community centers and universities.  
 He has authored seven chapbooks of poetry and is available for 
 presentations and workshops. His poetry can also be found in two poetry 
 anthologies: Remembering: An anthology of poems read at Willow Glen Books 
 and La Lunada: An anthology celebrating sixty full moons of spoken word 
 poetry at Galeria de la Raza.\n\nKiilu Nyasha is a San Francisco-based 
 journalist and former member of the Black Panther Party. Through the end of 
 2009, Kiilu hosted a weekly TV program, "Freedom Is A Constant Struggle," 
 on SF Live, and many shows are archived here. Kiilu also writes for many 
 publications, including the SF Bay View Newspaper and Black Commentator. 
 Also an\naccomplished radio programmer, she has worked for KPFA (Berkeley), 
 SF Liberation Radio, Free Radio Berkeley, and KPOO in SF. Kiilu can be 
 contacted via email: Kiilu2@sbcglobal.net\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/11/18709123.php
SUMMARY:Reboot the Rainbow: Unusual Alliances, the 99% and Fighting to Win
LOCATION:Counterpulse\n1310 Mission Street\nSan Francisco\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/11/18709123.php
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