AAU Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement

AAU Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement: 
Its Legacy and Continuing Importance

Thursday, May 27
6:30 to 8:30 PM 
1023 Callowhill Street
(at the Folk Arts - Cultural Treasures Charter School)

RSVP: aau@aaunited.org
For more info: 215.925.1538


Last month, over 1,000 participants marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of SNCC, one of  the leading organizations of the civil rights movement, at its birthplace at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The reunion conference was a stirring and inspiring experience both as a historical marker and as a continuing connection to the current struggles for social justice.  

AAU Board and staff members, Ed Nakawatase, Joanie Cordova,  Judy Ha, and Ellen Somekawa, were there along with local family and friends. They will share their impressions and analysis, accompanied by photos.  

Program will feature:

• Ed Nakawatase (who worked in SNCC's Atlanta Office (1963-63): SNCC's Organizing Model and Its Relevance to Today's Struggles
• Dr. Joan May Cordova: Photos and Reflections on the Conference
• All: Dialogue

All are welcome, the parking lot will be open, and light refreshments will be served.

Want to learn more? Check out: 
Racewire Article: SNCC's 50th
Helen Gym's post on Young Philly Politics