Boston House Party
October 30, 2005
On October 30, 2005, Highlander held a house party in Cambridge, MA. with special guest Congressman John Lewis. Congressman Lewis first came to Highlander in the 1950s and 1960s during the Civil Rights movement.
Nearly 100 Highlander supporters attended the party, which included an introduction by Howard Zinn, a talk by Congress Lewis, cultural sharing by Highlander's cultural organizer Tufara Waller Muhamad, and an update on Highlander's work by Interim Director (now Director) Pam McMichael.
Special thanks to all who attended the party; to Congressman Lewis for an inspiring presentation; to Janet Axelrod, Tim Plenk, Eli, and Stella, who hosted the event; and to the members of the host committe: Henry & Tish Allen, Sarah Alvord, Janet Axelrod & Tim Plenk, Larry Brown, Margaret Burnham, Art Ellison, Jean M. Entine, Ralph Fine and Valerie Miller, Jean Hardisty, Sue Hyde, Mel King, Julius Lester, Meizhu Lui, Nancy Murray, Hez Norton, George Pillsbury & Mary Tiseo, Byron Rushing, Rosa Smith, Sue Thrasher, Loretta J.Williams, Alex Willingham, and Howard Zinn.
Thanks to Tim Plenk for taking these photographs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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