Activist, author, and distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis is this year’s keynote speaker at the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation in downtown Santa Cruz.
Davis is the author of nine books, including her most recent book of essays, The Meaning of Freedom.
The topic of her talk will be “Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine.” The convocation begins at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.