On January 28 at 5 PM, SOU Hannon Library will host a free book talk from author, political satirist, and free speech advocate, Stoney Burke.
Burke will discuss a range of topics throughout the evening and promote his newest book titled, “Weapon: Mouth Adventures in the Free Speech Zone,” which discusses his life of “more than 35 years of laughter, arrests, and arguable success as a busker/rabble rouser.”
Stoney Burke gained notoriety by performing crowd-engaging political comedy on college campuses. Having grown up with adopted parents who were an active part of the civil rights movement, Stoney Burke learned the importance of free speech and became a free speech advocate. During Burke’s acts he claims to have “been hassled or arrested so many times practicing my free speech, I would bore you with the truth of it all.”
Burke has been a staple of the Berkley area for a long time and has acted in movies such as Matrix Reloaded, Bartleby, and Mock Up on Mu.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Hannon Library at 541-552-6816 or libaryevents@sou.edu
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