Struggle for a New World! Fred Ho Memorial Tribute
Sunday, September 7, 2014, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
An all-star assemblage of musicians, writers, and activists honor Fred Ho -- celebrated composer-bandleader, virtuoso baritone saxophonist, author of multiple books and lifelong radical activist. A self-described "revolutionary matriarchal socialist and aspiring Luddite" (The New York Times), Ho for four decades was a fierce warrior against exploitation and oppression wherever they persisted, including in his very public battle with cancer. Free.
Location:
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St., #290, Oakland
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Sponsor:
The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives, Design Center for Global Needs, Freedom Archives and Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Contact:
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
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Phone:
510-637-0455
Event extras:
Ho’s family will be present, and footage from the documentaryFred Ho’s Last Year (Stephen de Castro, 2014) will be screened.
Performers
- The Afro Asian Music Ensemble
- Ben Barson
- Davheed Behroozi
- Winston Byrd
- Royal Hartigan
- Mark Izu
- Masaru Koga
- Genny Lim
- Hafez Modirzadeh
- Gwendolyn Mok
- Ken Okada
- John-Carlos Perea
- Rova Saxophone Quartet
- Akira Tana
- Marty Wehner
- Francis Wong
- Brenda Wong Aoki