The 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation featuring Alicia Garza, #BlackLivesMatter, a vocal performance by singer and songwriter Alexis Rose and special drumming performances by Rhythm of Senegal plus presentation of the 8th Annual Tony Hill Memorial Award.
Friday, February 12, 2016
7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Free and open to the public
(seating is limited)
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
307 Church Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Alicia Garza is a Queer Woman of Color who co-created the Viral Twitter Hashtag and Movement, #BlackLivesMatter, and is the keynote speaker tomorrow night, Feb 12 in downtown Santa Cruz!
Youth Welcome!! (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Free and open to the public (seating is limited)
Alicia Garza prompted activism nationwide when she and two colleagues introduced the Twitter hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. The hashtag evolved into a civil rights movement banner. Garza, as a special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, delivers powerful perspective on the adversities inflicted by social injustice and discrimination, education and inspiring audiences to organize and stand together to transform society into a world where lives and contributions of all individuals are recognized equally.