2017-05-12 19:00:00
COMMITTED TO THE STRUGGLE: Former Political Prisoner Daniel McGowan Speaking on Repression and Radical Activism under Trump, Friday, May 12 at 7 PM - 9 PM, Walker Community United Methodist Church, 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis. Daniel McGowan is a social justice activist from NYC whose arrest and conviction for “eco-terrorism” in 2005 became a flashpoint in the Green Scare repression of environmental and animal rights activist communities. His story is the focus of the Academy Award nominated documentary film If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front. Daniel will be talking about his own personal history and sharing novel approaches to movement building and radical activism under the Trump administration. This talk is free and open to the public. Childcare will be provided. The space is wheelchair accessible (via a ramp). Sponsored by the Animal Rights Coalition with supporters Anti-War Committee, Communities United Against Police Brutality, Minnesota Animal Liberation, MN Committee to Stop FBI Repression, National Lawyers Guild (MN Branch), Progress for Science Minnesota, and Support Vegans in the Prison System. RSVP on Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/681839168670253/">https://www.facebook.com/events/681839168670253/</a>