Saturday, 24 February – “The Bayard Rustin Legacy Forum” 

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST (Zoom Webinar)

The BlackQuaker Project and Swarthmore College’s Department of Peace and Conflict Studies present “The Bayard Rustin Legacy Forum,” a virtual symposium sponsored by the American American Friends Service Committee, hosted by Dr. Harold D. Weaver Jr., and moderated by Palestinian-American Quaker scholar-activist Dr. Sa’ed Atshan. They will be joined by Haverford College Africana and Religious Studies scholar, Dr. terrence wiley, and Friends Council on National Legislation administrator, Lauren Brownlee, for a series of presentations on the remarkable legacy of Friend Rustin, followed by an audience Q & A. Our distinguished panel will engage with the 2023 biopic Rustinwhich we recommend viewing prior to this one-time event. Register here to attend.