Struggle for a New World! Fred Ho Memorial Tribute

Sunday, September 7, 2014, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Photo of Fred Ho
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
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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

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