The latest in a series of reenactments of legendary Vietnam War-era protest speeches,

Port Huron Project 5 brings a powerful 1969 Angela Davis speech to the 21st century.

 

Oakland Museum of California presents

FRIDAY/AUGUST 1

6:30 p.m.                                         
ITVS Community Cinema screening of CHICAGO 10—a compelling experimental documentary directed by Brett Morgen that combines audio recordings of the Chicago 7 trial, digital animation, and archival footage.

 

7:30 p.m.                    
Mark Tribe, Port Huron Project artist; Emory Douglas, former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture; Nato Thompson, Creative Time Curator; and René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art discuss the film, the times, and the Port Huron Project.

 

LOCATION

Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland

 

 

SATURDAY/AUGUST 2

Port Huron Project 5: The Liberation of Our People

5 p.m.                        
Music set by Youth Radio DJs

 

6 p.m.                        
Reenactment of 1969 Angela Davis speech at deFremery Park.

 

LOCATION

deFremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street (between 16th and 17th Street), Oakland

Rain Date: Sunday, August 3

 

BOTH EVENTS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA

1000 Oak @ 10th Street

One block from
Lake Merritt BART

510/238-2200

www.museumca.org

 

Interested in previous PORT HURON PROJECTS? Visit www.creativetime.org

 

DIRECTIONS to deFremery Park

 

Directions from Oakland Museum of California:
1. Start out going North East on Oak St. toward 11th St.
2. Turn left onto 14th St./ International Dr.
3. Turn right onto Adeline St.
4. End at 1651 Adeline St. Oakland, CA  94607 (DeFremery Park)
 
Directions coming from San Francisco:
1. Take I-880 south exits toward Alameda/Airport/San Jose
2. Merge onto W Grand Ave toward Maritime St.
3. Turn right onto Adeline St.
4. End at 1651 Adeline St., Oakland (DeFremery Park)

 

 

 

 

 

Museum admission: $8 adults; $5 seniors and students, free for kids 5 and under, museum members, and City of Oakland employees (with ID). Questions? Call 510/238-2200. Hearing impaired: TTY 510/238-3322.

 

 

Mark Tribe’s Port Huron Project 5: The Liberation of Our People was presented by Creative Time with the Oakland Museum of California as a part of Democracy in America, a national public art initiative organized by Creative Time.  Port Huron has been generously supported by Creative Capital.