[Educationforall] FW: Join us to celebrate free speech!

[Carlos Pelayo]

From:  The San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council <info at unionyes.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:30:50 -0500 (EST)To: <info at lclaa-sdimpcounties.org>ReplyTo:  info at unionyes.org
Subject: Join us to celebrate free speech!

        
        
            
                
                    
                
                
                
                    

                    100 Year Anniversary of San Diego Free Speech Fight

                    
                    In January 1912, a city ordinance was passed that banned public speaking in the area around 5th and E Streets in downtown San Diego.  The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and labor and civil rights activists protested the ban.  Although the ban was eventually overturned, many were arrested, beaten, and even killed for defending the rights of ordinary working people and citizens of all classes to public speech and assembly.

                    
                    Today, anyone who enjoys the right to assemble, protest and speak in public in San Diego has the Free Speech League of the Progressive Era to thank for fighting to maintain basic rights for all San Diegans. The 100-year anniversary of the San Diego Free Speech Fight is a celebration of the legacy of local labor and civil rights activism and a reminder that if we are not vigilant in the protection of our rights, we can certainly lose them.
                    Please join us as we commemorate this historic event with an evening of art, history and entertainment!
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                Grand  Opening of the San Diego Free Speech Fight 100-year Anniversary Exhibit

                                Friday, January 6 at 7 p.m. at the Centro Cultural De La Raza

                                2125 Park Blvd, San Diego 92101 
                                The  exhibit features photographs from 1912 and original pieces of art, as  well as music by Gregory Page and The Proles and a reading from Flash by author Jim Miller. Admission  is free and refreshments will be provided. Free parking is available  across the street from the Centro.
                                
                            
                        
                    
                    View the full list of events below:
                    
                        Friday, January 6th at 7 p.m. Exhibit Opening Event, Centro Cultural De La Raza, 2125 Park Blvd., Balboa Park
                        Friday, January 20th at 7 p.m. Film Screening and Discussion, Centro Cultural De La Raza, 2125 Park Blvd., Balboa Park
                        Thursday, January 26th at 7 p.m. Celebration with music and performances, Saville Theatre, San Diego City College at C and 14th Streets 
                        Friday, February 3rd at 7 p.m. Film Screening and Discussion, Centro Cultural De La Raza, 2125 Park Blvd., Balboa Park
                        Wednesday, February 8th Time TBA. Commemoration at original site with music, performances and special guests, 5th and E in downtown San Diego
                        Monday, February 20th Time TBA. Forum, Auditorium of the School of Leadership & Education Sciences building, University of San Diego, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
                    
                    For more information on any of the events or on the history of the free speech struggle, visit aftguild.org/free_speech.
                    
                    
                
                
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