Abolition: a Multigenerational Perspective

    Sunday, January 22, 2023 | 1 - 3:00 pm | James Moore Theatre | Masks are encouraged.

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    Tickets

    • $1 – $50 |  Sliding Scale


    Join us for Abolition: a Multigenerational Perspective as a part of OMCA’s latest special exhibition Angela Davis: Seize the Time.


    Centering past and contemporary abolition movements, this powerful event will feature the activist, scholar, and author celebrated in Seize the Time, Angela Davis, in conversation with former Oakland Youth Poet Laureate and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Nightcrawling, Leila Mottley, and National Movement Building Director from the Black Organizing Project (B.O.P.), Jessica Black, whose long-term and ultimately successful efforts abolished the OUSD police force.


    Special performances will include a spoken word by director, playwright, arts educator and Oakland Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga PhD, and a dance musical performance by Destiny Junior Company.


    Program Schedule

    1 - 1:15 pm Reading

    1:20  - 1:45 pm Destiny Arts Performance

    1:45 - 2:45 pm Panel Discussion

    2:45 - 3 pm Q&A


    The event will be recorded and posted on our website.


    Accessibility 

    The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible, welcoming, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations, like American Sign Language (ASL), Cantonese, Spanish or another language interpreter, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event.