Conversational-Pax Salon
From: patty guerrero (pattypaxicloud.com)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 17:41:59 -0800 (PST)
HI,  Tomorrow, Feb 9:

Feb. 9,  Documentary DVD about John Trudell:  John Trudell (February 15, 1946 – 
December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and 
political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All 
Tribes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Alcatraz>' takeover of 
Alcatraz <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Alcatraz> beginning in 
1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served 
as the chairman of the American Indian Movement 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement>, based in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota>.
After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 
in a suspicious fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute 
Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Valley_Indian_Reservation> in Nevada 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada>, Trudell turned to writing, music and 
film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary 
Trudell <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trudell> (2005) was made about him and 
his life as an activist and artist.  Hopefully , we can watch this on the big 
movie screen.   If not, we will watch it on my computer, w/full dimension.  



Feb. 16,  Poetry of Martin Estrada.   His latest book of poetry is :  Vivas to 
All Those Who Have Failed.   

Thanks,  patty

Results generated by Tiger Technologies Web hosting using MHonArc.