This year’s contest will feature cash prizes.
The the Cesar E. Chavez Community Action Center presents this week of events marking the 43rd anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ action at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, and honoring the legacy of student activists and community leaders.
October 17, 2011
“Fists of Freedom: The Story of the ’68 Summer Games” Screening
Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist Dr. Harry Edwards, journalists and archival footage of the games and the fallout after the raised fisted gloves by Carlos and Smith. Screening will take place outdoors at the Campus Village Quad around sunset. Running time one hour.
October 18-20
Legacy Wall of Social Justice Poster Contest
1ST PRIZE : $500 | 2ND PRIZE: $250 | 3RD PRIZE: $100
Submission Deadline: October 18 at Salute in Bronze Sculpture outside Clark Hall Noon-5 p.m.
October 19
An Evening of Critical Dialogue
Don Edwards Lecture at Morris Daily Auditorium featuring former Speaker of the California State Assembly Fabian Nunez. He will present “The Most Progressive Climate Change Law in the World: How We Got It and Where Do We Go from Here?” This event is free and open to the public.
October 20
Legacy Week Noontime Rally with Guest Yoshihiro Uchida
Noon at Statue Garden in front of Clark Hall.