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Tom Hayden Delivers Hansen Lecture April 26
April 16, 2012 :: No. 147
Who/What:
Tom Hayden, former California senator and a longtime leader of peace, justice and environmental movements, will deliver Cal State Fullerton’s fourth annual Hansen Lecture April 26. The lecture is free and open to the public.
When:
Thursday, April 26
5:30 p.m.
Where:
Fullerton Arboretum, Cal State Fullerton
1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, 92831
More:
Tom Hayden is founder and director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Culver City. A founding member of Students for a Democratic Society during the early 1960s, he took part in the civil rights movement as a freedom rider, community organizer and an anti-Vietnam War protester. He remains a leading voice for ending the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan and for reforming politics through a more participatory democracy. He has authored more than a dozen books, including “The Lost Gospel of the Earth” (1996), “Ending the War in Iraq” (2007) and “The Long Sixties” (2009).
Background:
The Hansen Lecture series was created by the university's Center for Oral and Public History, in honor of Arthur A. Hansen, CSUF emeritus professor of history and retired center director.
More Information:
Contact Raymond W. Rast, CSUF assistant professor of history and the center's associate director, at 657-278-8563 or rrast@fullerton.edu
Media Contact:
Mimi Ko Cruz, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu
