Sponsored by Sustainable Charlotte and the Charlotte Library, GEORGE LAKEY, a nonviolent revolutionary and a deeply spiritual man with a rebel heart, will be speaking at the library at 3 pm. Dubbed "a civil rights legend" by The Guardian, George has been active in other movements as well: anti-apartheid, anti-Vietnam war, pro-labor, pro-LGBTQ, and pro- climate justice. He has led over 1,500 trainings on five continents. His 11th book, a memoir, is "Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice."

In addition to his talk at the library on Sunday at 3 pm, here are two other opportunities prior to Sunday:

April 27 (Thursday), 5:00 p.m. at Dana Hall, Middlebury College. "A Work in Progress: Scenes From a Forthcoming Documentary." Be the first in the nation to get a sneak preview of the film about George Lakey's life. The documentary presents the life and work of a nonviolent revolutionary, a deeply spiritual man with a rebel heart, who has been guided in life by his ideal of societal transformation.

April 29 (Saturday), 4:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. After George speaks, books will be available for sale and he will sign books.

George was born into a white working-class family in rural Pennsylvania and has been active in direct action campaigns for seven decades. George was first arrested at a civil rights demonstration in March 1963, and his most recent arrest was in June 2021, during a climate justice march. A Quaker, he has been named Peace Educator of the Year and was given the Paul Robeson Social Justice Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award. His previous books include "Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got it Right--and How We Can Too" and "How We Win: A guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning."

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