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Green Sunday: A discussion with Barbara Becnel | |
Date | Sunday January 14 |
Time | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
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LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library 6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland. |
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Event Type | Speaker |
Organizer/Author | received via list |
A Discussion with Barbara Becnel Sunday, January 14th 5:00 - 6:30 pm Please join us for an evening with Barbara Becnel. Barbara Becnel is an anti-death penalty activist, author, journalist, and film producer. She was a close friend of and advocate for executed Crips co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams and was in attendance at Williams' execution as one of his witnesses. She was editor of Williams' series of children's books, which spoke out against gang violence and was co-producer of the Golden Globe nominated film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story. Becnel ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for Governor of California in 2006, and came in third (out of eight Democrats) behind Phil Angelides and Steve Westly. She has since re-registered Green. Beverages and snacks will be provided. LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library 6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland. DIRECTIONS: One block north of Alcatraz on the West side of Telegraph, wheelchair accessible. Served directly by AC Transit routes 40, 64 & 17 with 6, 51 & 43 nearby. Ashby BART is approximately 7 blocks away. SPONSOR: Green Sundays are a series of free programs and discussions sponsored by the Outreach Working Group of the Green Party of Alameda County. They are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party of Alameda County follows at 6:45 p.m. Council meetings are always open to anyone who is interested. |
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