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DESCRIPTION:Monday, May 30th – 7 PM  THE WAY THE WIND BLEW & OUTLAWS OF AMERICA  AN 
 EVENING LOOKING AT THE HISTORY, POLITICS, & LESSONS OF THE WEATHER 
 UNDERGROUND  Featuring Authors and Historians: Ron Jacobs & Dan Berger  
 Plus Special Appearances by Ex-Weather Underground Members  At the AK Press 
 Warehouse.   Co-sponsored by AK Press, the Catalyst Project, and the 
 Freedom Archives  This historic evening features both participants and 
 historians looking at the history of the group, which at the height of 60s 
 radicalism, initiated a bombing campaign to fight racism, war, imperialism, 
 and capitalism. For the first time we will be given an in depth look into 
 the organization's politics, history, and an open, honest critical look at 
 lessons which can be drawn from its experiences.   RON JACOBS is an author 
 and librarian at the Bailey-Howe Library at the University of Vermont in 
 Burlington. He writes for the alternative monthly Works in Progress.  His 
 book,  The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground  is a 
 gripping account of these 1960s radicals who took up arms against the 
 state. The first comprehensive history of the Weathermen, Jacobs narrates 
 the origins, development and ultimate demise of the organization: its 
 emergence from the Students for a Democratic Society; its role in the 
 famous Days of Rage in Chicago during October 1969; its decision to go 
 underground; the various actions it staged - and in some cases bungled -- 
 during the 1970s; its role as goad to other left organizations to sustain 
 the struggle against racism and imperialism; and finally its 
 disintegration, as various members were either captured or surrendered. 
 Jacobs weaves a gripping tale, by turns inspiring and hair-raising - a 
 fitting testimony to the serried adventures of Weatherman itself.  The Way 
 the Wind Blew  fuses the excitement of a thriller with an objective 
 assessment of US 1960s radicalism. It is an indispensable resource for 
 comprehending the recent history of the US left.   DAN BERGER is a writer, 
 long-time anti-racism activist, and Ph.D. candidate at the University of 
 Pennsylvania. His book, Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground & the 
 Politics of Solidarity (AK Press, forthcoming winter 2005), brings to life 
 the motivations and actions of America's most famous renegades, who bombed 
 their way into history. Through detailed and original research, Berger 
 offers a nuanced and compelling portrait of the group that risked 
 everything in opposition to war and racism. Culled from dozens of in-depth 
 interviews with former Weather Underground members, as well as with civil 
 rights activists, Black Panthers, Young Lords, and others — many of whom 
 speak about their experiences publicly here for the first time. This 
 explosive, engaging, and timely book uncovers the untold story of the 
 Weather Underground, from its incendiary beginning to its tumultuous 
 ending-never sparing a critical analysis of the group. Berger, a young 
 activist organizer himself, draws rich, vital, and critical lessons for 
 today's generation of radicals.   Ex-Weather Underground Organization 
 members to be announced... \n 
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SUMMARY:THE WAY THE WIND BLEW & OUTLAWS OF AMERICA: AN EVENING LOOKING AT THE HISTORY, P
LOCATION:AK Press 674-A 23rd. St Oakland, CA  b/t MLK and San Pablo - near 19th St. 
 BART and West Grand Exit of 80/980  For more info contact:  AK Press at 
 510.208.1700, josh@akpress.org or visit http://www.akpress.org  All events 
 at AK Press are wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/12/65933.php
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