Saturday, October 17· 7pm
Uprising/Downfall: Repression and Resistance in the Making of Democracy
In observance of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Brooklyn Public Library hosts a late-night teach-in about political resilience and hope, featuring conversations, readings, debates, music, and performances looking back on the U.S.’s major democratic movements and Americans’ struggles for
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equity. The evening kicks off with a set from DJ Kofta, followed by a keynote address by physicist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan and Living Colour guitarist/producer Vernon Reid.