Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch.
The Washington Power to the People Campaign is bringing Cynthia McKinney to Seattle Sunday Oct. 26 and Monday Oct. 27.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
* 3pm – 7pm
“Vote…Then What?
From The Day After The Election Onward: Strategies for Community Organizing, Greening & Reconstruction”
Umojafest Peace Center
24th Ave & E Spring St, Seattle
The public is invited to attend.Cynthia McKinney will be speaking in support of grassroots and institutional solutions to violence and other issues plaguing urban communities nationwide. This event is hosted by the Umojafest Peace Center and the McKinney/Clemente 2008 Power To The People Campaign. The program will include hip-hop and spoken word performances, speakers from youth and community based organizations, and a showing of the award-winning film, American Blackout.
Monday, October 27, 2008
* 11am – 12:30pm
“The Power of Student Movements: How to Use Your Campus as a Tool to Change the World!”
Broadway Performance Hall
Broadway at Pine Street, Seattle
The public is invited.Ms. McKinney will address the growing concerns of students, the need for student leadership, and how students can organize on campus to engage in and impact social justice struggles and make meaningful contributions to communities outside school. This event will be hosted by the Black Student Union of Seattle Central Community College.
In other McKinney news, the Green Party Presidential candidate appeared on Democracy Now! in a joint response with independent candidate Ralph Nader to questions posed to Senators Obama and McCain in their final debate; had an interview on Break The Matrix; appeared on the radio in NYC; and spoke at a Black Panther reunion.