Civil rights pioneer Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. to speak in Trenton Nov.11 & 12
Joanne O'Neill
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The Rev. Bernard Lafayette, right, with Dr. Martin Luther King at a
news conference in Atlanta on January 16, 1968. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly)
Civil rights pioneer Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. to speak in Trenton
The public is invited to a free community presentation “Organizing for Nonviolent Social Change” by civil rights pioneer Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. sponsored by Occupy Trenton.
Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. a Civil Rights activist, minister, educator, lecturer, and an authority on the strategy of nonviolent social change.
· co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960
· was a leader of the 1960 Nashville Movement; the Freedom Rides of 1961 and the Selma Movement.
· directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962,
· was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
· and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples’ campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr Bernard Lafayette, Jr. [1] will be in Trenton for two days to speak about implementing Kingian Nonviolence Education in the Trenton community.
Kingian Nonviolence is a philosophy and methodology that provides the knowledge, skills, and motivation necessary for people to pursue peaceful strategies for solving personal and community problems.
Day One will be at the Trenton Friends Meeting House at the corner of Hanover and Montgomery in Trenton
Day Two will be at the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) on South Broad Street
Donations Appreciated !
Trenton Nonviolence Summit, Day One: Sunday, Nov 11 2012
When: November 11, 2012 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where:
Trenton Friends Meeting House
142 E. Hanover Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Contact: Occupy The Hood New Jersey njoccup...@gmail.com
Trenton Nonviolence Summit Day 2: Monday, November 12, 2012
When: November 12, 2012 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where:
CYO (Catholic Youth Organization)
920 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Contact: Occupy The Hood New
Jersey
609 222-4790
njoccup...@gmail.com