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DESCRIPTION:At a time when pro-Trump fascists have targeted Berkeley…\n     Readings 
 from Bob Avakian’s memoir: on growing up in Berkeley and becoming a 
 revolutionary \n\n     At a time when fascists have targeted Berkeley 
 because of its radical legacy, multiculturalism, and progressive values… 
 when the question is urgently posed: What kind people we are going to be in 
 the face of a fascist regime in power and a rising tide of white 
 supremacist attacks? How we answer that has great stakes for what kind of 
 world we’re going to have. There is much to learn from Bob Avakian’s 
 experience, process of transformation, and moral example.\n\n     Bob 
 Avakian, the leader of a new stage of communist revolution and architect of 
 a new synthesis of communism, has written a memoir containing three unique 
 but interwoven stories. The first tells of a white middle-class kid growing 
 up in ’50s America who goes to an integrated high school and has his 
 world turned around; the second of a young man who overcomes a near-fatal 
 disease and jumps with both feet into the heady swirl of Berkeley in the 
 ’60s; and the third of a radical activist who matures into a tempered 
 revolutionary communist leader. If you think about the past or if you 
 urgently care about the future...if you want to hear a unique voice of 
 utter realism and deep humanity...and if you dare to have your assumptions 
 challenged and your stereotypes overturned...then you won’t want to miss 
 this book. \n \n     ”Bob Avakian is a long distance runner in the 
 freedom struggle against imperialism, racism and capitalism. His voice and 
 witness are indispensable in our efforts to enhance the wretched of the 
 earth. And his powerful story of commitment is timely.” \n–Cornel 
 West\n\n     “A truly interesting account of Bob Avakian’s life, a 
 humanizing portrait of someone who is often seen only as a hard-line 
 revolutionary. I can understand why Bob Avakian has drawn so many ardent 
 supporters. He speaks to people’s alienation from a warlike and 
 capitalist society, and holds out the possibility for radical change.”    
 -Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/06/12/18800105.php
SUMMARY:Readings from Bob Avakian's memoir on growing up in Berkeley & becoming a revolutionary
LOCATION:Revolution Books 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/06/12/18800105.php
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