Richmond Art Center

Leonard Peltier’s Birthday


Leonard Peltier’s 77th Birthday and Reception for Rigo 23’s Time and Again

Sunday, September 12, 3pm-6pm

Richmond Art Center’s Courtyard, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804

Please join us at Richmond Art Center on Sunday, September 12 from 3pm to 6pm for a special reception to honor Leonard Peltier’s 77th birthday – the 45th he spends behind bars. Congratulations Leonard on another year of Dignified Resistance.

We will also be celebrating the opening of Rigo’s 23’s exhibition Time and Again.

Special guests Kathy Peltier, Leonard Peltier’s daughter, and Anne Begay – co-founder of American Indian Movement’s Denver chapter and Kathy’s mother – will be in attendance. As well as AIM West Executive Director Tony Gonzales, and José Cuéllar (a.k.a, Dr. Loco) will perform a flute solo.

COVID-19 Prevention protocols: This event will be held outdoors in Richmond Art Center’s courtyard. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 we are requesting all guests RSVP. Temperature checks, mask wearing, and signing a Visitor Waiver will be a condition of entry. Learn more about what RAC is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 HERE.

Image: Kathy Peltier stands on the feet from Rigo 23’s statue of Leonard Peltier. Photo by Rio Yañez


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