Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power
About the Event:
“Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter,” wrote Alicia Garza in a 2013 Facebook post after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag that emerged in response to the post, and the following movement (co-founded by Garza), remains as important today as it was then, with people across the country continuing to protest state-sanctioned violence against Black people. Garza returns to CHF to discuss her debut book The Purpose of Power, which details the two decades of organizing experience that guides her activism. Garza is joined in conversation by writer, pleasure activist, and social justice facilitator adrienne maree brown.
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This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture.
This program is presented in partnership with 826CHI.
This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
About the Book:
- The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to partner with the Seminary Co-op Bookstores, a not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling.
- When you purchase your copy of The Purpose of Power from Seminary Co-op you are directly supporting independent bookselling in Chicago and a vital space for book browsing, discovery, and community.
Order your copy of The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart today!
Event Details
Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power
This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a photograph of Alicia Garza. Garza is smiling at the camera. She wears pink lipstick, a blue short sleeve shirt, and two pendant necklaces. Garza wears her hair in braids, draped over her right shoulder. The background of the photograph is solid white.]