Friday 12
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Marc PoKempner, P. Michael O’Sullivan, Art Shay, and Paul Sequeira are among those whose photographs of the Democratic convention and other events of 1968 will be exhibited through August 28 at Chicago Filmmakers, 1229 W. Belmont, as part of its Chicago 68/88 . . . Visions of Dissent series commemorating the convention and its legacy. Recent work by photographers Loren Santow, Bill Stamets, Deborah Fletcher, and others documenting current political events both local and national will also be on display. The series will include film screenings and a performance of William Russo’s multimedia piece The Civil War. The photo exhibit opens 5 to 8 tonight with a reception for the 16 artists, and will be followed by seven short documentaries about the convention riots and related subjects. Admission to the reception is free; the 8 o’clock screening costs $4, 3.50 students and seniors. Call 281-8788 for more information.
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Meeting the Challenge: Black Women Historians and History Makers is an all-day conference designed to spotlight the work of black women researchers, as well as the role of black women in history. It begins with a luncheon at 12:30 at the Chicago Hyde Park Hilton, 4800 S. Lake Shore Drive, that features Dr. Marie Johnson, associate dean at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The luncheon cost is $9. Seminars and presentations are scheduled from 3 till 6:30 at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 57th Street and Cottage Grove. The conference is free. For more, call 333-1155.
Does the Constitution really protect everybody? After a recent Supreme Court decision handed control of student publications to school administrators, many people decided the right of free expression had been suspended for America’s younger citizens. Censorship: A Controversial Issue in the Classroom is the title of a panel discussion among a school administrator, parent, teacher, student, lawyer, and scholar about efforts to ban books, restrict student writing and expression, and control curriculum and teaching practices. The fireworks start at 5:30 in the Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington; admission’s free. For more, call 269-2926.
