Converging on stage for one night only... Movement Legends... * Elaine Brown: In a rare Bay Area appearance, the former Black Panther Party leader and author of the critically-acclaimed new book "New Age Racism and the Condemnation of Little B" sings from her greatest Panther hits * Piri Thomas: Latin flowmaster and author of "Down These Mean Streets" and "Stories from El Barrio" weaves words with Puerto Rican rhythms And some of today's most influential and politically-relevant Hip-Hop and spoken word artists... * Aya de Leon * Bamuthi * Company of Prophets * D/DC * Ishle Yi Park * La Paz

Speak Out is the country's only national not-for-profit organization that promotes progressive voices on campuses and in communities nationwide. Speak Out works with 200 speakers and artists who represent the breadth of social movements as well as critically-acclaimed exhibits and films which inform and empower young people to take action for positive social change. Committed to social, political, cultural and economic justice, Speak Out encourages critical and imaginative thinking about domestic and international issues through artistic and educational forums.