Pathmakers to Peace 2016

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2016 PathMakers to Peace

The 2016 PathMakers to Peace Reception & Gala Dinner will be held Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the historic Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights at 6:00 pm.

PathMakers to Peace honors individuals and organizations who have played a leadership role in forging new pathways in the movement for peace and justice. This year, we are pleased to honor:

  • Moustafa Bayoumi, for his work addressing the impact of "War on Terror" on the Muslim-American community and on civil liberties. He is an English professor at Brooklyn College.

  • Frances Fox Piven, for her work as a social theorist and welfare rights activist, particularly addressing issues of income inequality and political participation. She is a political science professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

  • Opal Tometi, for her inspiration as a co-founder of Black Lives Matter. She is currently Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

  • Granny Peace Brigade for their role model of sustaining hope with activism in demonstrations opposing war, the violence of poverty and racism, and standing for human rights and justice globally and locally

WHEN:Thursday, November 17
WHERE: Plymouth Church, 57 Orange St. Brooklyn Heights [MAP] (
Plymouth Church is 75 Hicks Street but event entrance is around the corner at 57 Orange Street through the garden)

Tickets are on sale at brooklynpeace.org!

All proceeds benefit the peace and justice work of Brooklyn For PeacePortion of ticket price is tax-deductible.

 

When
November 17, 2016 from  6:00 PM to  9:30 PM