Activism Then and Now
Bobby Seale
Tuesday, 22 Jan 2002 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Bobby Seale is an activist and former director of the Black Panthers. Defining himself as an "revolutionary humanist," he demonstrates how civil-rights issues are interconnected and interrelated with environmental problems and global economics. He also encourages greater direct community democracy, including cyber- space activism. His books include : Seize the Time, A Lonely Rage, and Polylectic Reality: The Non-Linear Analytical View Memoirs: Bobby Seale & all the Original Black Panthers.
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