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"Peace" OutBy Steven DevadanamPublished on May 04, 2006The folks at Voices Breaking Boundaries, Houston's mecca of social activism and progressive thought through art, have to be pretty impressed with the recent local pro-immigration marches. But they're hardly content. Today, they present "Words for Peace 4: Voices of a People's History," which showcases words of peaceful protest. The event features Houston artists and activists reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States, an anthology of protest essays and speeches edited by counterculture historian Howard Zinn and activist-writer Anthony Arnove. Today, Zinn will deliver a live introduction via phone, and Arnove will speak. But we can't wait to see City Councilmember Ada Edwards read from Sojourner Truth's 1851 speech "Ain't I a Woman?" There will also be live music from Free Radicals, open-mike poetry led by Equality, capoeira dancing from Grupo de N'Golo, graffiti art by Hyroglifix Koncepts and more. Check out this progressive party at 7 p.m.
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