Author, human rights activist and 1970s political icon Angela Davis, will speak April 20 at the University of Northern Colorado.
Davis’ presentation, “Radical Frameworks for Social Justice,” will begin at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the University Center, intersection of 11th Avenue and 20th Street.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets at available at the UNC Ticket Office in the University Center, by calling 970-351-4949.
Davis was a member of the Black Panthers and the Community Party in 1968 while teaching philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. She landed in the national spotlight in 1970 when California Gov. Ronald Reagan fired her from her teaching position because of her radical political affiliations.
Davis gained an international reputation in the early 1970s when she was imprisoned for 18 months and was tried, but acquitted of charges of conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly providing weapons used during a shoot-out between Black Panthers and law enforcement officials that resulted in four deaths.
After her acquittal, Davis resumed her teaching career, and has lectured throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and she is the author of eight books.
Davis is professor emerita of history of consciousness and feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her current work focuses on racism in the U.S. prison system and exploring new ways to deconstruct oppression and racial hatred.
Her appearance at UNC is part of the university’s Provost Speaker Series and is co-sponsored by the UNC Women’s Resource Center.
