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Professor Zinn in the Boston Globe
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"Memo to Obama, McCain: No one wins in a war"
By Howard Zinn
July 17, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/17/memo_to_obama_mccain_no_one_wins_in_a_war
(Note that due to an editorial error the article mentions "hundreds" of refugees rather than "hundreds of thousands" of refugees.) |
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Howard Zinn appearance at "An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Excluded"
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July 30, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
200 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA
The First Amendment enshrines the free exchange of ideas. But our government has a long history of closing our doors to people whose ideas or associations it does not like. Please join us for an event featuring leading writers and actors reading from the works of writers, scholars and others whose voices have been silenced.
Featuring: Anne Bernays, James Carroll, Maria Flook, Scott Heim, Alice Hoffman, Tony Kahn, Justin Kaplan, Michael Lowenthal, Dev Luthra, Alexandra Marshall, Arnie Reisman, Carol Rose, John Skoyles, and Howard Zinn.
Readings: Moazzam Begg, Dario Fo, Mahmoud Darwish, Carlos Fuentes, Emma Goldman, Graham Greene, Nazim Hikmet, Doris Lessing, Nelson Mandela, Gabriel García Márquez, Czeslaw Milosz, Pablo Neruda, and Tariq Ramadan.
Presented by the ACLU of Massachusetts and PEN New England. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill.
Free and open to the public.
http://aclum.org/events/index.php |
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From the (somewhat) way-back machine . . .
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. . . for any who missed it, Professor Zinn on the Daily Show, discussing Voices of a People's History of the United States:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=117743&title=howard-zinn |
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Howard Zinn and MARX IN SOHO visit Venice, CA!
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MARX IN SOHO, featuring Bob Weick, returns to Los Angeles for a limited engagement, July 11th through the 20th.
With a special appearance by Howard Zinn on July 19th.
Tickets available at http://www.electriclodge.org or by calling 310 | 823 | 0710.
For more info about the production visit http://www.ironagetheatre.org, or contact Bob Weick at marxinsoho(at)gmail(dot)com.
SHOW TIMES
WEEKEND ONE:
Friday July 11 8:00 PM
Saturday July 12 3:00 PM
Saturday July 12 8:00 PM
Sunday July 13, 3:00 PM
Sunday July 13, 7:30 PM
WEEKEND 2:
Friday July 18 8:00 PM
Saturday July 19 4:00 PM ("MEET AND GREET HOWARD ZINN" 6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM, LOCATION TBD)
Saturday July 19, 2008 8:00 PM
Sunday July 20 2:00 PM
Sunday July 20 6:00 PM
ABOUT THE PLAY
Marx launches into a passionate, funny and moving defense of his life and political ideas in Howard Zinn's brilliant, timely play, "Marx in Soho." The play is an excellent introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Marx uses current news and events to show how his ideas still resonate. "Why are you building more and more prisons," he asks. "Yes, capitalism has triumphed. But over whom?" American education, America's super rich ruling class, corporate mergers, prisons, and the media are some of the issues Marx confronts during the course of the play. Zinn's dialogue doesn't preach, rather it is full of mischievous humor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Renowned historian and activist Howard Zinn is widely known for his books "A People's History of the United States," and "The Twentieth Century," to name a few. Professor emeritus at Boston University, Zinn grew up in Brooklyn and worked in the shipyards before serving as an Air Force bombardier in WWII. Zinn was the chair of the History Department at Spelman College where he actively participated in the civil rights movement. He now lives in Massachusetts and lectures widely on history and politics.
ABOUT THE ACTOR
Celebrated actor Bob Weick has been actively touring MARX IN SOHO for 4 years with over 150 productions around the country from Maine to California. It has been a boon to theater companies as well as college educators who are teaching Marxist philosophy and history in an engaging and entertaining way.
REVIEWS
"... (Weick) captured Marx and his ideas with the proper strength and subtlety, moving very effectively through a range of moods: humorous, angry, poignant. We admired Weick's transitions; change of pace, the nuances of feeling. In short, I am very happy with what they've done. John Doyle directs the play brilliantly."
-- Howard Zinn
"What a pleasure to have Bob Weick perform Howard Zinn's play, Marx in Soho, as the launching event for our Zinn Academic Lecture Series! Not only was it packaged expertly to make it extremely easy to produce, all costs were most affordable for our institution. We searched for a variety of ways to engage students in the series -- an art project, lectures, a video presentation -- including a professional theatrical performance was a perfect addition. And, Bob's performance was awesome. What a success!"
-- Susanna Branch, Chapman University
"If you didn't see the play, it's worth coming out in the rain for tonight! Howard Zinn says the actor, Bob Weick, gives the best performance he has ever seen. It is powerful, funny, moving, illuminating, and thought provoking! It is understandable to want to stay cozy on a night like this, but I promise you that you will be glad you came...! Last night a full house gave a standing ovation...."
-- Eve Lyman, Boston Mobilization |
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"Voices of a People's History" on Democracy Now!
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From Democracy Now!:
"On July 4th, we feature a Democracy Now special -- a dramatic reading of legendary historian Howard Zinn’s classic work, A People’s History of the United States. First published more than a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing -- selling more copies each successive year. Howard Zinn gathered with a group of actors, writers and editors for a public reading of the book at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The cast included Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover and many others."
Available as a stream or for download at:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/4/july_4th_special_readings_from_howard |
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Howard Zinn on the latest TomDispatch.com book
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"TomDispatch is one of the wonders of the electronic age. A touch of the finger and you get the juiciest, meatiest information and analysis, so rich a feast of intelligence and insight I often felt short of breath. Now, Tom Engelhardt has assembled some of the best of his dispatches, from some of the boldest and most astute commentators in the country. So take a deep breath and read."
The book is: The World According to TomDispatch: America in the New Age of Empire. |
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Visitors to howardzinn.org may have already heard (on the radio show Democracy Now!) that Professor Zinn's wife, Roslyn Zinn, passed away recently.
The Boston Globe obituary can be accessed at:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/05/21/roslyn_zinn_85_blended_social_activism_with_the_arts |
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Voices of a People's History is a big hit in Portland, Oregon
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Portland was the latest city to host a performance of Voices of a People's History of the United States, the primary-source companion to Howard Zinn's best-selling A People's History of the United States. The book features the words of rebels, dissenters and visionaries from our past -- and present.
The Portland performance included readings by actor Viggo Mortensen, performance poet Staceyann Chin, singer Shontina Vernon, musician Eddie Vedder, poet and musician Trevino L. Brings Plenty, actor Michael Ealy, Portland student activist Sarah Levy, editor and author Anthony Arnove, and other actors and activists.
For a review of the event see:
"Viggo Mortensen and Eddie Vedder sing the revolution on a hot Portland night"
by Kristi Turnquist
The Oregonian
Sunday May 18, 2008
"Friday night, the line outside First Baptist Church in downtown Portland stretched around the block . . ."
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2008/05/viggo_mortensen_and_eddie_vedd.html |
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Video trailer for The People Speak is now available!
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Click on the following link:
http://howardzinn.org/video/thepeoplespeak.mov
Viggo Mortensen
Danny Glover
In addition, some new outstanding footage of performers such as Viggo Mortensen,
Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Staceyann Chin, Allison
Moorer, and Steve Earle, and others reading and performing material
from Voices of a People's History of the United States can be found on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/arnove
There are 33 videos currently posted, but watch for more . . .
HowardZinn.org sends out an occasional newsletter with news on Howard Zinn and updates to the site.
We will also send additional emails now and again if something timely comes up.
We promise to keep you informed without flooding your inbox. |
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A collection of excellent video interviews with Professor Zinn
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Howard Zinn addresses the following questions at bigthink.com:
"How are traditional American history books limited?"
http://www.bigthink.com/history/10399
"What should the next President do to get the military out of Iraq?"
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/iraq/10398
"What did you learn from your experience in WWII?"
http://www.bigthink.com/identity/personal-history/10397
"Race in America"
http://www.bigthink.com/identity/10396
"Who do you endorse for President?"
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/2008-elections/10395
"What is the state of democracy in America?"
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/10394
"What is your philosophy?"
http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/10393
"What is the state of the world today?"
http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/10392
"What do you want to be remembered for?"
http://www.bigthink.com/outlook-the-future/10400
(Note that each video includes more than one question...) |
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