 | Nonviolence in action since 1981 | | | | | | George Lakey is Coming to the Twin Cities!
September 24-30 We often say that building a nonviolent world is a marathon, not a sprint. It can be hard to find people who model life-long involvement in social change without getting bitter, cynical, and worn out. Well, meet George Lakey! At age 85, he continues to bring a joyful, buoyant spirit to creating social change. Moreover, he believes there’s never been a more promising moment than the one we live in today, in spite of the polarization we are experiencing. George Lakey is coming to the Twin Cities on tour promoting his autobiography, Dancing with History: a life for peace and justice. FNVW is organizing several exciting public events with George during his visit. Read on to learn more. We invite you to attend one - or all - of them with with us! | | | | How Nonviolent Campaigns Succeed in Polarized Times 10:15 - 11:00 am *Hybrid event (Mid-Morning Meeting)
Mpls Friends Meeting 4401 York Av S Minneapolis, MN 55410 Zoom Link Meeting ID: 863 8548 3136
Passcode: 629978 Comma, a bookstore, will have copies of Dancing with History available for purchase at this event along with another of Lakey’s books, How We Win! | | Prophetic Quakerism Tackles the Climate Crisis
2:00 - 3:30 pm Followed by a Broadway Tune Singalong led by George on Piano
Twin Cities Friends Meeting
1725 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105 | | | | | | | | Tuesday, Sept. 26th Dancing with History Bookstore Event | | | | A memoir of a Quaker activist and master storyteller on his involvement in struggles for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor justice, and the environment, whose life will be the subject of a new documentary film coming in 2023. 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55408 | | | | George Lakey was born into a white working-class family in a small town in rural Pennsylvania and has been active in direct action campaigns for seven decades. Recently retired from Swarthmore College, where he was the Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues of Social Change, Lakey was first arrested at a civil rights demonstration in March 1963, and his most recent arrest was in June 2021, during a climate justice march. A Quaker, he has been named Peace Educator of the Year and was given the Paul Robeson Social Justice Award and the Martin Luther King Peace Award. His previous books include Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right--and How We Can, Too and How We Win A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning. He lives in Philadelphia. | | | | | | Wednesday, Sept. 27th How We Win: Organizing for Environmental and Climate Justice | | | | Organizer Nazir Kahn will discuss the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table's campaign to shut down the HERC Trash Burner. Joe Vital will share insights from East Phillips Neighborhood Institute's campaign around the Rooftop Depot site. George Lakey will weave in lessons learned from campaigns he's organized and share stories from his involvement in struggles for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor justice, and environmental and climate justice. This is an event not to be missed! | | 7:00 - 9:00 pm CDT
Mpls Friends Meeting 4401 York Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55410 Join this event virtually: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 825 2369 0843
Passcode: 817454 | | | | | | | | | | Thursday, Sept. 28th Justice Unbound: Building Race and Class Solidarity | | | | How do we successfully work together across differences to fight for racial and economic justice? How does polarization create surprising new possibilities? How do we show up for one another and build power together without burning out by spreading ourselves too thin? | | | | | | Join nonviolent activist, professor, and movement elder George Lakey and Director of Communications, ISAIAH MN, Minister JaNaé Bates on September 28th as they discuss these questions and more. Historian Peter Rachleff will moderate this special event taking place as a part of George Lakey’s Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice international book tour. George Lakey’s life and vast experience with nonviolent campaign organizing reminds us how to find hope in even the darkest times through strategic, joyful activism. Good Trouble, the songleading duo made up of mixed Asian songleaders Liz Digitale Anderson and Conie Borchardt, will open the event with community singing that creates space for justice, fun, and healing. Subtext Books will have copies of Dancing with History available for purchase at this event along with another of Lakey’s books, How We Win! The event will be followed by a book signing. Light refreshments provided. | | | | | | George Lakey Twin Cities Book Tour
Public Event Line Up
September 24-30
Hosted by Friends for a NonViolent World | | FNVW is organizing a variety of community events where George Lakey will share stories and wisdom from his life as a nonviolent activist. Mark your calendars and come ready to be energized and inspired! | | | | Sunday, September 24th
How Nonviolent Campaigns Succeed in Polarized Times*
10:15 - 11:00 am
Mpls Friends Meeting
4401 York Av S
Minneapolis, MN 55410 *hybrid event Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 863 8548 3136
Passcode: 629978
Sunday, September 24th
Prophetic Quakerism Tackles the Climate Crisis
2:00 - 3:30 pm followed by a Broadway Tune Singalong led by George on Piano
Twin Cities Friends Meeting
1725 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Tuesday, September 26th
Dancing with History Bookstore Event
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408 | | | | | Wednesday, September 27th
How We Win - Organizing for Environmental and Climate Justice*
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Minneapolis Friends Meeting
4401 York Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410 *hybrid event Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 825 2369 0843
Passcode: 817454
Thursday, September 28th
Justice Unbound: Building Race and Class Solidarity*
7:00 - 9:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library
1105 Greenbrier St
St. Paul, MN 55106 *hybrid event Register Here for Zoom Link
Saturday, September 30th
FNVW Walk for Peace and Justice
10:00 am
Brackett Park
3800 E 28th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406 | | | | | | “George Lakey stands out for the sheer range of his contributions to peace and justice, especially in strategy, training, organizing, innovative actions, and teaching others. His upbeat, soul-driven spirit underlies it all, as you’ll catch in this revealing memoir.” – Daniel Ellsberg | | DANCING WITH HISTORY: a life for peace and justice By George Lakey A memoir of a Quaker activist and master storyteller on his involvement in struggles for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor justice, and environment. From his first arrest in the Civil Rights era to his most recent during a climate justice march at the age of 83, George Lakey has committed his life to a mission of building a better world through movements for justice. Lakey draws readers into the center of history-making events, telling often serious stories with playfulness and intimacy. Read more about it here. "One of the big things about George is his bottomless well of hope and optimism. He frankly says this is the best period for social change that he's been alive for, and feels excited about continuing with his activism at age 85." - Betsy Raasch-Gilman | | | | | | | | | | FNVW works to promote and create peace and justice in our community by using the principles and practices of nonviolence to transform conflict and to address the root causes of violence. Your financial support will help us move our mission forward into the future! | | | | | | | |  | | | | | Friends for a NonViolent World
P.O. Box 4564 | Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
651-917-0383 | info@fnvw.org | | | | | | | | | | | |
