Alicia Garza — The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart — Lowell Lecture
When:
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 6:00p -
7:30p
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/5feb4b41316797310b401bef
The Boston Public Library welcomes co-founder of Supermajority and co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Alicia Garza for an online conversation moderated by BPL President David Leonard. This program, presented in partnership with the GBH Forum Network, is part of both the Lowell Lecture Series sponsored by the Lowell Institute and the BPL's Repairing America Series.
With a vision of justice for all, Alicia Garza engages audiences in discussion about race relations in America and how activism from the fringes became the national movement it is today, galvanizing individuals to stand up and together against the state violence, police brutality, and social injustice plaguing our country.
Recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 2017 Sydney Peace Prize with Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tomet, Alicia Garza believes Black communities deserve what all communities deserve — to be powerful in every aspect of their lives. That’s what drives Alicia Garza as an innovator, strategist, internationally recognized organizer, and writer. In 2018, she founded the Black Futures Lab, which works to make Black people powerful in politics. In her first book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart, Alicia Garza shares her thoughts on politics and pop culture from her podcast Lady Don't Take No. She warns you that hashtags don’t start movements — people do.
To purchase this book from one of our community bookstore partners, Trident Booksellers and Cafe, please visit their website and use the code BPLSHIP for free media mail delivery!
The Repairing America Initiative is the Boston Public Library's pledge to focus its 2021 programming and services on bridging the gaps that divide America. By prioritizing economic recovery, civic engagement, COVID-19 recovery, racial equity, workforce development, and youth engagement, the BPL is working to help Americans rise above the challenges they face.
