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Page Against The Machine is pleased to be a co-sponsor and official bookseller on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 at 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 as 𝗞𝗣𝗙𝗞 and the 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 host 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 magazine columnist and 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 bestselling author 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻 presenting his latest book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘡𝘪𝘯𝘯. He will be in discussion with political journalist and author 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆.Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist, best known for his classic national bestseller, 𝘈 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, which has sold more than two million copies since its publication in 1980. With input from family and access to Zinn's personal papers, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 is a deeply researched biography that examines his life and legacy in the broader context of the United States.
Dave Zirin traces Zinn's journey through the great events of the 20th century: from the Depression to World War II to the Civil Rights Movement to the war in Vietnam to post-9/11 America, remaining active and outspoken until his death in 2010. With intimately researched stories from his life and career, including how Atlanta's small Spelman College, where Zinn taught as a young professor, helped launch the Civil Rights Movement, his trip to Hanoi to engineer the release of POWs, and his continuing influence in the emerging Democratic Socialist movement, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 explores Zinn's past while also demonstrating how his 75 years of political engagement with the social struggles of his time informs our perilous present.
𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴:
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻 is the sports editor at 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 magazine, their first sports editor in 160 years of existence. The author of eleven books on the politics of sports, including most recently 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 and the NAACP Image Award nominated 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, Zirin has also worked as an advisor for filmmakers and documentarians such as Ang Lee and Ken Burns. Named one of UTNE Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin has been a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and CNN.
𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 is the executive director of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). Before joining PDA in 2018, he was the Program Director at KPFK Los Angeles from 2009-2018; and has coordinated Pacifica Radio’s national coverage of elections. He is the creator and producer of the political podcasts for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯 magazine, as well as a contributor to Commondreams and Truthdig.
Please note that this event is being held at the 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝟮𝟰𝟭 𝗖𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲, 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝟵𝟬𝟴𝟬𝟮 and Page Against The Machine will be onsite to offer books for purchase.
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