Many in the United States -- and around the world -- are rightly celebrating the coming end of eight years of reactionary rule in Washington. But politics is more than elections. Where should people concerned with social justice and ecological sustainability focus our attention during the Obama administration? What long-term vision should inform our short-term choices? Writer and activist Robert Jensen will discuss how we should analyze the contemporary problems we face, articulate a vision for the future, and act on those ideas in the coming year.

Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. His latest book, All My Bones Shake, will be published in 2009 by Soft Skull Press. He also is the author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity (South End Press, 2007); The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege (City Lights, 2005); Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity (City Lights, 2004); and Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream (Peter Lang, 2002).

Wheelchair accessible.


RSVP  • Reese Erlich: Dateline Havana
Thursday, January 29th 2009 7:30 p.m.
Reese Erlich

Veteran foreign correspondent and radio journalist

Dateline Havana: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Future of Cuba

A new book release event and book-signing

Expertly researched and deftly reported, Dateline Havana is a probing exposé of U.S. policy and the future of Cuba on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Covering art, music, and Cuban politics, Reese Erlich creates a tableau that is at once moving and informative.

Reporting from Havana and Miami, he explores Cuba’s strained history with the United States and the power of the Cuba Lobby. From Miami-based terrorists in Cuba to the green revolution in Cuban agriculture, he unearths telling details about U.S.-Cuba relations and present-day realities on the island. He also lays out the next American president’s options and challenges regarding Cuba now that Fidel has exited the stage.

Reese Erlich is co-author of the best-selling book Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You. In 2001, he produced a one-hour radio documentary, “The Struggle for Iran,” hosted by Walter Cronkite; he was also a segment producer for the public radio series Crossing East, which received a Peabody Award in 2007. He reports regularly for National Public Radio, Latino USA, Radio Deutche Welle, Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio, and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio. He also writes for Mother Jones, the San Francisco Chronicle, the St. Petersburg Times, the Dallas Morning News, and the Chicago Tribune.

Wheelchair accessible.

“Combines good investigative reporting with sharp analysis … a must-read for anyone interested in U.S. Cuba policy.” —Walter Cronkite

“Reese Erlich has cast a wide journalistic net for diverse voices to help us understand Cuba at this crucial moment in its history. This powerful, personal narrative is a very effective vehicle for traveling through the Cuban story and exploring that fascinating country’s contemporary challenges.” —David Brancaccio, host/senior editor, NOW on PBS

Redwood City, California

Really Really FREE Market Celebration!

Saturday, October 25, Dolores Park, San Francisco

12pm-6pm

Free Food, Free Live Music, Free Skillshares, and more!

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