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Anti-racism author/speaker Tim Wise Speaks Out in the Bay Area April 18
March 28, 2017

  
SURJ Bay Area presents Anti-Racism Educator & Author 
Tim Wise on Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 pm
Acclaimed anti-racism author and educator Tim Wise will speak at a benefit to raise funds for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and All of Us or None's statewide mobilization to Sacramento on May 8th -  Quest for Democracy Advocacy Day.

Wise will speak on The Great White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer and the Politics of Trumpism, a presentation that explores the rise of Donald Trump and the way Trumpism reflects longstanding traditions of white racial resentment in America.  
 
Tickets are sliding scale $10 - $50, no one turned away for lack of funds. 
Sponsored by SURJ - Showing Up for Racial Justice - Bay Area chapter.
 
Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. Oakland 94612
 

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