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Boggs Center, Changing Concepts Of Revolution, Retreat 6/25/05 What time is it? No longer American Century.WarfareState has replaced Welfare State. U.S. facing defeat in Iraq/ worsening conditions at home/protests growing. Classic characteristics of revolutionary situation (Lenin) or Counter-revolutionary situation (Germany in 1930s) Yet radical groups only exposing, protesting. WHY? Is it because we have [...]
Grace & Angela Davis 3-2-2012 http://www.ustream.tv/channel/boggsanddavisevent
James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership Dear Friends, We are writing to ask for your support as we come to the close of an amazing year. The hope of Arab Spring, the courage of Wisconsin, and boldness of the OWS movement have inspired all of us. At the same time the [...]
Council of Elders – Occupy Wall Street – Statement of Solidarity Council of Elders – Occupy Wall Street – Statement of Solidarity http://nationalcouncilofelders.com/index.html The Council of Elders, a newly organized, independent group of leaders from many of the defining American social justice movements of the 20th century, declared today that we stand in [...]
Hi Friends and Neighbors, I’ve recently finished a story I’m excited to share with you. It made its radio premiere this Labor Day weekend on KCRW’s UnFictional in Los Angeles. As soon as I know about Detroit air-times, I’ll let you know. However, the piece is online and ready to be listened to. It features [...]
Video by Kique Cubero
Growing Power’s National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference September 10 – 12th 2010 Come to Milwaukee and help grow the good food revolution. Hosted by Growing Power—a national organization headed by the sustainable urban farmer and MacArthur Fellow Will Allen—this international conference will teach the participant how to plan, develop and grow small farms in [...]
Dear Friends of the Boggs Center, We’d like you to know that One of the main reasons why 15-20,000 people are coming here June 22-26 for the 2nd USSF proclaiming that ANOTHER WORLD is POSSIBLE, ANOTHER US is NECESSARY, ANOTHER DETROIT is HAPPENING is the work that the Boggs Center and so many others have [...]
CREATE // CONNECT // TRANSFORM the 12th annual Allied Media Conference. June 18-20, 2010. Detroit, Michigan. McGregor Conference Center, Wayne State University. Media and Creativity to Transform Our Selves and Our World Register now for 3 days of Focused Discussions, Skill Sharing, Hands-On Media Lab, Film Screenings, Music, Bowling. We come together to share tools [...]
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NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BOGGS CENTER STORE
The Next American Revolution (Signed by Grace Lee Boggs)
ON Being Krista Tippet
Becoming Detroit
January 19, 2012
We travel to Detroit to meet the civil rights legend Grace Lee Boggs. We find the 96-year-old philosopher surrounded by creative, joyful people and projects that defy more familiar images of decline. It's a kind of parallel urban universe with much to teach all of us about meeting the changes of our time.
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The Boggs Center was founded in 1995 by friends and associates of James Boggs (1919 -1993) and Grace Lee Boggs (1915 - ) to honor and continue their legacy as movement activists and theoreticians.Our aim is to help grassroots activists develop themselves into visionary leaders and critical thinkers who can devise proactive strategies for rebuilding and respiriting our cities and rural communities from the ground up, demonstrate the power of ideas in changing ourselves, our reality, and demystify leadership.
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NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BOGGS CENTER STORE The American Revolution: Pages from a Negro Worker’s Notebook (2009 edition)Revolution & Evolution in the Twentieth Century (2008 edition)
Living for Change (Signed by Grace Lee Boggs)
Conversations in Maine: Exploring Our Nations Future
Let's Talk About Malcolm & Martin
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