Reminder: Berkeley: Fred Korematsu Day Celebration @ Sun Jan 30 1pm - 5pm (Queer Things)

more details » Berkeley: Fred Korematsu Day Celebration Celebrate the 1st Annual Fred Korematsu Day Celebration with Keynote Speaker Reverend Jesse Jackson Who: The Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, a program of the Asian Law Caucus, is organizing the 1st annual Fred Korematsu Day Celebration. The program includes keynote speaker Reverend Jesse Jackson, spoken word artist Beau Sia, as well as tributes from Karen Korematsu, California Assembly Members Warren Furutani and Marty Block. What: In September 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Fred Korematsu Day bill into California law, making January 30 the first day in the US named after an Asian American. The day honors a national civil rights hero—the late Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native who bravely resisted the government's incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. When: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:00pm-2:00pm: VIP reception 2:00-3:00pm: Main Program 3:00-4:00pm: General reception 4:00-5:00pm: Screening of the Emmy Award-winning film Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story Where: Wheeler auditorium UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley, CA Ticket information: Program + VIP reception: $100 Program General Admission: $25 Program Teacher/Non-profit/Senior Citizen (65+) rate: $15 Program Student rate: $5 Purchase tickets at: tickets.berkeley.edu For more information and a bio of Fred : www.fredkorematsuday.org Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117833281622710&num_event_invites=0 When Sun Jan 30 1pm – 5pm Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • larrybob@gmail.com - creator

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