Longtime civil rights activist James Forman to speak Thursday
In celebration of Black History Month, James Forman, a civil rights activist for more than 40 years, will address the Minneapolis City Council on Thursday, February 28 at 11 a.m. during its regularly scheduled Committee of the Whole in the third floor Council Chambers (City Hall, 350 S. 5th Street, Minneapolis). Council Members Dean Zimmermann, Natalie Johnson Lee, and Robert Lilligren will host a reception in City Hall Room 132 at 12:30 p.m. following Forman's presentation. A long time activist, joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served as its executive secretary from 1961 to 1966 and its international affairs director from 1966 to 1969. SNCC was a leading force in the civil rights events of the 1960s; Forman was actively involved in the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Law. He later served as president of the Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee and addressed such issues as U.S. sanctions against South African apartheid, the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty and the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. Forman holds a doctorate in political history from the Union Institute and has been active in many local, state and national political campaigns. You may also see the presentation live on the City of Minneapolis Cable Channel 71, or visit the City's Web site at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/webcasts/ for a live webcast. Vaman Pai Communications Department City of Minneapolis 350 South 5th Street - Room 301M Minneapolis, MN 55415-1300 612.673.2123 952.365.6588 (pager) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
