Events

Join us for Oscar López Rivera: Resistance and Resilience – Puerto Rico’s Recovery from Debt, Hurricanes, and Colonialism, a series of events on the West Coast U.S. with former political prisoner and freedom fighter Oscar López Rivera, author of Between Torture and Resistance.

Tuesday, February 18th from 2pm to 3pm
The University of Washington in Seattle, WA
Henry Art Gallery and Allen Center for The Visual Arts (HAG)

Wednesday, February 19th from 6pm to 8pm
UC Berkeley Bechtel Engineering Center – Sibley Auditorium

Thursday, February 20th from 6:30pm to 9pm
UC Davis Student Community Center – Multipurpose Room
397 Hutchison Dr, Davis, CA 95616

Saturday, February 22nd from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
La Pena in Berkeley
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705

Sunday, February 23rd from 12pm to 4pm
Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco
2868 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Monday, February 24th from 12pm to 2pm
California State University – East Bay
University Union, MPR 1001 A
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard Hayward, CA 94542

Monday, February 24th from 6pm to 7:30pm
San Jose State University
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E San Fernando St, Room 225, San José, CA 95192

Tuesday, February 25th at 6pm
La Casa de La Raza in Santa Barbara
601 E Montecito Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Wednesday, February 26th at 6pm
UCSB MultiCultural Center Lounge in Santa Barbara
494 UCEN Rd Room 1504, Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Oscar López Rivera was born in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico on January 6, 1943. His family moved to the U.S. when he was an adolescent, and—like many young Latino and African American men—he was drafted into the U.S. army; his service in Viet Nam earned him the Bronze Star. When he returned from the war in 1967, he immediately set to work organizing to improve the quality of life for his people, helping to create both the Puerto Rican High School and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago, Illinois. Eventually, however, Oscar and other young Puerto Ricans—inspired by heroic guerilla movements throughout the world—decided that their work for the independence of Puerto Rico could best be conducted in clandestine fashion. López Rivera was arrested in 1981, and ultimately sentenced to 55 years for the thought crime of seditious conspiracy; his release date is 2027, when he will be 84 years old. From 1986 to 1998, he was held in the most super maximum security prisons in the federal prison system, in conditions not unlike those at Guantanamo under which “enemy combatants” are held—conditions which the International Red Cross have called tantamount to torture. Over López Rivera’s long years behind bars, he has become a talented and prolific artist whose drawings and paintings form part of an itinerant exhibit, Not Enough Space, along with fellow independentista Carlos Alberto Torres. He has also authored a chapter, “A Century of Colonialism: One Hundred Years of Puerto Rican Resistance,” in Joy James’ Warfare in the American Homeland. Now, out of prison, Oscar has continued his lifelong advocacy and activism for social justice.

Join Adrian Shanker, editor of Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health, in Bethlehem, PA on February 25th for a Discussion and Book Signing at Northampton Community College (campus community only). Click on the link below.

Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health illuminates the ubiquitous health challenges LGBT people experience throughout their lives and challenges the conventional wisdom about health care delivery.

“Now, more than ever, we need Bodies and Barriers to shine a spotlight on how and why good healthcare for LGBTQ people and our families is such a challenge. Bodies and Barriers provides a road map for all who are ready to fight for health equity—in the doctor’s office, in the halls of government, or in the streets.”—Rea Carey, executive director National LGBTQ Task Force

Adrian Shanker is an award-winning activist and organizer whose career has centered on advancing progress for the LGBT community. He has worked as an arts fundraiser, labor organizer, marketing manager, and served as President of Equality Pennsylvania for three years before founding Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA, where he serves as executive director. An accomplished organizer, Adrian has led numerous successful campaigns to advance LGBT progress through municipal nondiscrimination and relationship recognition laws and laws to protect LGBT youth from conversion therapy. A specialist in LGBT health policy, he has developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral, clinical, and policy changes.

Join Erica Lagalisse, author of Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples, in London, UK at Housmans Bookshop for an “Autonomy Now” event on Thursday, February 27th from 7pm to 8:30pm. Location: 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DY, United Kingdom. Click on the link below for more information.

Join Lee Camp, author of Bullet Points and Punch Lines: The Most Important Commentary Ever Written on the Epic American Tragicomedy, for a night of comedy in Dallas, TX on Friday, February 28th at The Deep Ellum Art Co. at 8pm with special guest Krish Mohan. Click the link below for more info and tickets.

Camp knifes his way through the jungle of fake news, alternative facts, mainstream media lies, and government blackouts.

Lee Camp is an American comedian, writer, activist, and host and co-creator of the hit comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp and Redacted Tonight: VIP on RT America. He’s a former Headline writer for the Onion and a former staff humor writer for the Huffington Post. He has performed thousands of stand-up comedy shows throughout the US and internationally. He’s also the creator and host of the web show Moment of Clarity. His other books include Moment of Clarity, and his 2018 stand-up comedy special Not Allowed on American TV has received rave reviews. He’s also the cohost of the weekly podcast Common Censored.

Join Lee Camp, author of Bullet Points and Punch Lines: The Most Important Commentary Ever Written on the Epic American Tragicomedy, for a night of comedy in Austin, TX on Saturday, February 29th at Kick Butt Cafe at 8pm, with special guest Krish Mohan. Click the link below for more info and tickets.

Camp knifes his way through the jungle of fake news, alternative facts, mainstream media lies, and government blackouts.

Lee Camp is an American comedian, writer, activist, and host and co-creator of the hit comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp and Redacted Tonight: VIP on RT America. He’s a former Headline writer for the Onion and a former staff humor writer for the Huffington Post. He has performed thousands of stand-up comedy shows throughout the US and internationally. He’s also the creator and host of the web show Moment of Clarity. His other books include Moment of Clarity, and his 2018 stand-up comedy special Not Allowed on American TV has received rave reviews. He’s also the cohost of the weekly podcast Common Censored.