angela davis

ATTENTION: ANGELA DAVIS IS COMING TO AOTEAROA!!!
Supported by Amokura, Nga Pae O Te Maramatanga, Va'aomanū Pasifika:Samoan Studies and Pacific Studies, Te Kawa a Maui: Maori Studies, theFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Victoria University.

Professor Angela Davis will present at TWO PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS.AUCKLAND25 JUNE 2007MAIDMENT THEATRE(8 Alfred St, Auckland University Campus)7pm - 8:30pm

WELLINGTON 26 JUNE 2007
RUTHERFORD HOUSE,
LECTURE THEATRE 1(23 Lambton Quay - Nth end)

7pm - 8:30pmFREE ADMISSION

Born in Alabama in 1944, Angela Davis is an African- Americanphilosopher who was associated with the Black Panther Party in the1960s and 1970's, as well as the Communist Party of the United Statesof America. She first achieved nationwide notoriety when she was linked to the murder of the judge Harold Haley during an attemptedBlack Panther prison break; she fled underground, and was subject to an intense manhunt. After 18 months as a fugitive, she was captured,arrested, tried, and eventually acquitted in one of the most famoustrials of recent U.S. history.Angela Davis is currently Professor of History of Consciousness at theUniversity of California and Presidential Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Professor Davis' research interests include: feminism, African American studies, critical theory, popular music culture and socialconsciuosness and the philosphy of punishment (women's prisons).NAU MAI HAERE MAI