righteous babe Bettina Aptheker
Hey loves,
I wanted to pass these interview links along, to those of you who have been touched by Bettina's candidness and energy, those who have only heard of her in passing, and for you to pass along to those who've never heard her name or the stories of her activism and coalition with the Black Panther party and Angela Davis. This woman is a personal friend and mentor of mine, a dear human being, jewish grandma to the max, and still an active 60 year old queer UCSC Professor.
She recently released a novel, "Intimate Politics" which blends her personal life, growing up under a father prominent in the Communist movement, while also being sexually abused by him, with her experience at UC Berkeley and spearheading the Free Speech movement there in the '60's, to her work with the Soledad Brothers and the trial of Angela Davis in conjunction with those charges. Very interesting topics, and worth listening to. (I listened to them live, while I was gardening :)
So take some time to check them out (links below. Aired Aug 27/28); She really is a living legend, a warm lover of her family and students, a phenomenal inspiration at UCSC (the reason I perused Feminism, and Prison issues), and is nearing her sunset years.
Enjoy. Love,
Lauren
1) PART ONE OF THE INTERVIEW: (The more PERSONAL accounts, and her activism):
Mon 8.27.07| Aptheker's Life; Black Power: Bettina Aptheker was a prominent participant in many of the major social justice struggles of the twentieth century. In her memoir Intimate Politics, she chronicles her involvement in the free speech movement, the effort to free Angela Davis, the US Communist Party, and feminist and queer scholarship and activism. Also, Peniel Joseph discusses the significance of the Black Power movement, which he argues originated in the 1950s.
Listen to the program at: http://www.againstthegrain.org/atg2007.08.27%20Aptheker%201.mp3
2) PART TWO OF THE INTERVIEW: (More centered on the trial of ANGELA DAVIS and her leaving the COMMUNIST PARTY): Tues 8.28.07| Aptheker II (Angela Davis)
In the second part of a two-part interview about her memoir Intimate Politics, Bettina Aptheker discusses her role in the campaign to free Angela Davis, her feminist research, and her split with the Communist Party; she also talks about today's Left.
Listen to the program at: http://www.againstthegrain.org/AtG2007.08.28%20Aptheker%202%20Prelinger.mp3
I wanted to pass these interview links along, to those of you who have been touched by Bettina's candidness and energy, those who have only heard of her in passing, and for you to pass along to those who've never heard her name or the stories of her activism and coalition with the Black Panther party and Angela Davis. This woman is a personal friend and mentor of mine, a dear human being, jewish grandma to the max, and still an active 60 year old queer UCSC Professor.
She recently released a novel, "Intimate Politics" which blends her personal life, growing up under a father prominent in the Communist movement, while also being sexually abused by him, with her experience at UC Berkeley and spearheading the Free Speech movement there in the '60's, to her work with the Soledad Brothers and the trial of Angela Davis in conjunction with those charges. Very interesting topics, and worth listening to. (I listened to them live, while I was gardening :)
So take some time to check them out (links below. Aired Aug 27/28); She really is a living legend, a warm lover of her family and students, a phenomenal inspiration at UCSC (the reason I perused Feminism, and Prison issues), and is nearing her sunset years.
Enjoy. Love,
Lauren
1) PART ONE OF THE INTERVIEW: (The more PERSONAL accounts, and her activism):
Mon 8.27.07| Aptheker's Life; Black Power: Bettina Aptheker was a prominent participant in many of the major social justice struggles of the twentieth century. In her memoir Intimate Politics, she chronicles her involvement in the free speech movement, the effort to free Angela Davis, the US Communist Party, and feminist and queer scholarship and activism. Also, Peniel Joseph discusses the significance of the Black Power movement, which he argues originated in the 1950s.
Listen to the program at: http://www.againstthegrain.org/atg2007.08.27%20Aptheker%201.mp3
2) PART TWO OF THE INTERVIEW: (More centered on the trial of ANGELA DAVIS and her leaving the COMMUNIST PARTY): Tues 8.28.07| Aptheker II (Angela Davis)
In the second part of a two-part interview about her memoir Intimate Politics, Bettina Aptheker discusses her role in the campaign to free Angela Davis, her feminist research, and her split with the Communist Party; she also talks about today's Left.
Listen to the program at: http://www.againstthegrain.org/AtG2007.08.28%20Aptheker%202%20Prelinger.mp3