BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18822727 SEQUENCE:18970323 CREATED:20190413T035600Z DESCRIPTION:BERKELEY — People’s Park has been a site of continual struggles for decades. Students and demonstrators had taken over the park from the University of California, Berkeley, as a grounds for activism and protests.\n\nIn 1969, then governor Ronald Reagan tried to evict protestors through use of overwhelming force, despite promises of university officials that there would not be attempts to clear the park. In the ensuing confrontations a student, James Rector, lost his life during the struggle. \n\nIn the following decades, the university has tried again on numerous occasions to develop the park, but People’s Park continues to be a staging ground for protests and community activists.\n\nIn honor of the People’s resistance, we are having a two-week celebration of the 50th Anniversary of People's Park! Come celebrate 50 years of public open space, free speech, and resistance.\n\nJoin us for a free concert to kick off our two-week celebration on Saturday, April 13, 2109. There will be tree planting, spoken word, and inspiring activist speakers in People's Park.\n\nBands Performing: Yukon Hannibal, The Yosemitones, Hali Hammer and Friends, Country Joe, and The Garthwaites (of Joy of Cooking)\n\nSpoken Word: Soul, Sasquatch, Carol Denney\n\nSpeakers: Evelie S. Posch, Kathleen Stuck, Max Ventura, Aidan Hill, Black Lives Matter, and others.\n\nAfter-hours Free Speech Stage (no amplification): an open-mic without the mic, open to all, no hate speech.\n\n\nMore Workshops and Teach-Ins at UC Berkeley Campus (begin at 7pm)\n\n04/16: Women in the Movement - Dwinelle Hall, Room 228 - 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM\n\n04/17: Arts in the Movement forum - Dwinelle Hall, Room 246 - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM\n\n04/18: Politics and Song - Barrows Hall, Room 54 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM\n\n04/19: Building the Movement - Dwinelle Hall, Room 130 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM\n\n04/23: Public Speaking Workshop - Barrows Hall, Room 50 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM\n\n04/24: A Fight for Third World Liberation - Dwinelle Hall, Room 130 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM\n\n04/25: Anti-War Movement - Barrows Hall, Room 54 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM\n\n04/26: The Labor Movement - Dwinelle Hall, Room 130 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM\n\n04/27: Author's Night - Barrows Hall, Room 104 - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM\n\n\nMore Park events at People’s Park (begin at noon)\n\n4/13: Kick off Concert Celebration of 50th Anniversary\n\n04/14: Gardening at People’s Park\n\n04/20: Occupy Discussion & History of People’s Pot\n\n04/21: Vehicle Dweller Block Party & Julia Vinograd Memorial Poetry Reading\n\n04/28: Closing Concert of 50th Anniversary\n\n\nJoin us for music, fun, and free speech galore!\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/12/18822727.php SUMMARY:People’s Park 50th Anniversary — A Two-Week Celebration of Resistance LOCATION:People’s Park\n2556 Haste St\nBerkeley, CA 94704 URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/12/18822727.php DTSTART:20190413T190000Z DTEND:20190414T000000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR