• Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller in conversation with Dyana Forester

    Busboys & Poets 2021 14TH STREET NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

    May 11, 2022, 6:00 pm  Inspired by five decades of organizing, Standing Up spotlights those who clean bloody hospital sheets, forge parts for sewer pipes, arrange flights, or process checks — while caring for kids, holding relationships together and wrestling with multiple […]

  • Virtual Talk on Standing Up June 2 with Family Values @ Work

    On June 2nd at 8 pm ET, the Family Values @ Work network will host Ellen Bravo (FV@W co-founder) and Larry Miller in conversation with Jennifer Morales about their novel, "Standing Up: Tales of Struggle". Please register (required) to join us.

  • Virtual Book Talk with Broadway Books in Portland, OR

    Ellen and Larry will discuss Standing Up: Tales of Struggle with Margaret Butler, former director of Portland Jobs with Justice, at a virtual event sponsored by Broadway Books and Family Forward Oregon. Click here to RSVP. Purchase a copy of the novel […]

  • Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books

    Join us for our panel, "Addressing the Human Struggle." The event is open to the public and free of charge. Room N130, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Waukesha campus, 1500 N. University Drive in Waukesha.

  • A Special Evening with Artist and Social Activist Gary Tyler (RSVP Required)

    Center for Social Justice 320 E. 43rd Street, New York, NY, United States

    Gil Scott-Heron, UB40 and Deff Generation wrote songs about him. Amnesty International and investigative reporters documented the injustice he faced. Now, Gary Tyler will talk with renowned Attorney George Kendall about how he not only survived, but triumphed over the system that sent him to death row and kept him locked up for 41.5 years. Gary will pay tribute to the older incarcerated individuals who became his guardians and mentors, and share how he learned to reject bitterness and fight for freedom.

    The evening marks the launch of his memoir, Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance and Hope in Angola Prison. (One Signal Publishers) RSVP REQUIRED

    Free

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