Commemoration of the Life and Legacy of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
Date and Time
Jun 5, 2018 6:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Jun 5, 2018 6:00 pm
Takoma
June 5th Commemoration of the Life and Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy
On June 5, Please attend a public event commemorating the Presidential Campaign of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. This forum will explore the turning point of 1968, in which the hope of civil rights and economic justice met the tragedy of assassination and the plunge into endless war in Vietnam. All of this converged around the courageous leadership of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. That ended on June 5, 1968, when Sen. Kennedy was gunned down in California, two months after King met a similar fate in Memphis. Join us at Busboys and Poets, Takoma, in the District of Columbia, to both revisit the historical cauldron of 1968, and also pose the new progressive agenda of 2018 which can realize the dreams and policies embodied by the Kennedy Campaign.
Moderator: Mike Hersh, National Communications Director, Progressive Democrats of America
Speakers:
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton: (D-DC) Now in her 14th term in congress, Rep. Holmes Norton is the Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. She is a lifelong leader in the fight for civil rights, full congressional voting representation for the citizens of the District of Columbia.
Congressman James Slattery: (D-KS)Former six termDemocratic congressman from Kansas, involved in the Kennedypresidential effort and present at the kickoff events when Sen. Kennedy made Kansas the first stop in his campaign.
Congressman Jamie Raskin: (D-MD-8) The Congressman is a constitutional law professor and Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Hilary Shelton: Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau, andSenior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy. Mr. Shelton isthe lead legislative and policy advocate for the 500,000 personnational civil rights organization. He has been in the forefront of all major civil rights legislation in the country for over twentyfive years.
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman: Delegate Guzman is one of the twofirst Hispanic female members of the Virginia House ofDelegates, and is a dynamic spokesperson for progressivepolitics. She was tapped by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this year to deliver the National Hispanic rebuttal to PresidentDonald Trump’s State of the Union Address.
Dr. E. Faye Williams: National President, National Congress of Black Women, internationally known scholar, law professor, leader in social justice campaigns. At Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968 with the Kennedy Campaign
Rev. Graylan Hagler: Senior Pastor, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ and a long time social justice advocate in the District of Columbia and nationally.
Rudy Arredondo: Mr. Arredondo is the President and CEO of theLatino Farmers and Ranchers National Trade Association. He has worked for the Democratic National Committee, United Farmworkers, and many organizations. In 1968, he was deployed by the United Auto Workers into Bobby Kennedy’s Presidential Campaign.
Location: Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NWWashington, DC When: June 5, 6:30pm to 9pm
Sponsors: National Capital Chapter Progressive Democrats ofAmerica, Maryland Chapter PDA, National Latino Farmers and Ranchers, Code Pink, National Congress of Black Women, Our Revolution Northern Virginia (ORNOVA), Steering Committee
For information and to register contact: George Ripley, 202 4918451; Joan Stallard, 202-422-6275
