The Divided States of America
FREE Exhibition this Monday October 5th
10am-5pm
Savio Steps of Sproul Plaza
*In front of the Administration building
UC Berkeley
“Divided State Of America,” a provocative, larger than life, six piece collection of 4’X8′ paintings by internationally
The paintings were created to highlight the tension between the broken pieces of an ideologically fractured America and to address and reflect the issues that divide us – immigration, energy, foreign policy, race, the economy, class, religion, education, the environment, taxes, welfare, social security, health care, climate change, war, sexual orientation, etc.
The exhibit is non partisan and its goal is not to promote any particular political agenda but to encourage constructive
The event is being hosted by the Associated Students University of California and is in collaboration with the UCSA student voter registration drive.
UC Berkeley and the Savio Steps were chosen to launch the 2016 US college tour of the exhibit because of their historical significance and symbolism with regard to the Free Speech Movement that began there in 1964. The steps are named after Mario Savio, one of the leaders of the Free Speech Movement, who gave his now famous speech from the steps. The protests surrounding the movement were unprecedented in scope at the time and centered around the insistence by students that the university administration lift the ban of on campus political activities and acknowledge the students’ right to free speech and academic freedom.
For More Information
For more info visit the Divided State Of America website or Facebook page.
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Gratitude,
The Chor Boogie Team
