2008 SF FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM

Saturdays: 10 Am – 4PM St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 CHURCH Street, SF
9:45: continental breakfast (free)
Mornings: the history
Pot Luck Lunch: hanging out
Afternoons: Discussions or Activities about the morningÕs history relating to:
nonviolent direct action; local leadership; analysis of power structures; the ARTS;
the importance of infrastructure; building coalitions; and dealing with the contradictions within movements.
Guest Speakers: members of the Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
and current day activists
Media Resources: Film and Book library, plus weekly supplemental readings

Wednesdays: 6-8 PM ---------(Place to be Determined)----------------------
SFFS staff leading discussion on relevant applications to today of the history learned during the previous Saturday. Attendance at previous Saturday not required.

Saturday Schedule

JULY 12 — Setting the Stage
Building the relationships, coalitions and infrastructure
upon which the Southern Freedom Movement would depend: 1877-1954
Documentary Film excerpts: Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
JULY 19 — The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the creation of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC): 1955-57
Feature Film excerpts: Boycott
JULY 26 — Sit-Ins and the Freedom Riders
The importance of nonviolent direct action
and the creation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC): 1960-61
Documentary Film: A Force More Powerful (Nashville: We Were Warriors)
AUGUST 2 — The Struggle over Strategy and Tactics
Mississippi and Alabama: 1960-66
Film excerpts: Freedom Song (feature film) and Freedom on My Mind (documentary)
AUGUST 9 — From Civil Rights to Black Power
From Selma to Memphis and from Harlem to Oakland: 1962-68
Documentary Film excerpts: Malcolm X: Make it plain;
All Power to the People: The black panther party and beyond
AUGUST 16 — Did The Movement End?
What was accomplished, what continued, and what still needs to be done?
Documentary Film excerpts: Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker
Afternoon ÒFishbowlÓ with current activist leaders