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All right, all right...
you're funny, funny.
Yeah thanks ok
I am Cathy Cohen, professor of political science
and former director of the centre for the study of race at the university of chicago.
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and it is my honour and pleasure this evening to introduce our speaker Angela Davis.
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you gotta hold back until she speaks ok? Alright :)
Before i say a very brief introduction about angela
i want to thank a number of people and entities that made tonight possible.
first i wanna thank the centre for the study of race, politics and culture,
in particular a few staff members for the entire group.
Michael Dawson, the director,
Tracey Matthews [SP?] who has done... i mean... exceptional work...
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to pull this off.
Shawn Lee [SP?], project assistant;
i also wanna thank the centre for the study of gender and sexuality, yes.
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[...skipping for now to 9:00 and Angela Davis...]
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the amazing welcome.
first of all, let me also say thank you to the centre for the study of race, politics and culture
and to the centre for the study of gender and sexuality.
and id like especially to say thanks to tracey matthews for being suhc a wonderful host
during my days in chicago...
of course ive known her since she was an undergraduate at the university of michigan,
and so its wonderful to spend time together again;
and of course to professor cathy cohen whom ive known for some time and have been involved in a number of struggles