First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Conference
Published on November, 10 2021
By George Friday
November 2021
SAVE THE DATE: Sat., December 11, 10am–2pm Pacific, 1pm–5pm Eastern
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) is a prominent leader for the Civil Rights Movement, women’s rights, and American voting. She was also a community organizer, activist, and challenged the definition of liberation and freedom. The Fannie Lou Hamer branch of WILPF US in Columbus, GA was formed in January 2021.
The First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Conference, sponsored by the Fannie Lou Hamer branch will be held on Saturday, December 11th. WILPF US awarded a mini grant of $1,500 to the Fannie Lou Hamer branch for this conference.
The conference will consist of an opening plenary, breakout sessions, and discussion.
Topics will be: Ending Mass Incarceration, Abolishing the Death Penalty, Immigration Justice, the UN International Decade for People of African Descent /Reparations, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Registration is required. Please register here.
For more information contact Theresa El-Amin at theresa@projectsarn.org, 919-824-0659.
