BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Mzuri Moyo will perform her one-woman show about the life and spirit of 60s civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. \; Ms. Moyo h as traveled the country with her signature performance in this one-woman musical play.\nA native of Paterson\, Mzuri Moyo has been enthusiastica lly received on cabaret and concert stages internationally\, including C arnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. \; Mzuri recently sang in Paraguay with Opera for Peace. \; Mzuri's film credits include the poignant p ortrayal of Lucy in Haile Gerima's highly acclaimed independent film pro duction "Sankofa". \; Her portrayal of Fannie Lou Hamer received the 2002 AUDELCO Award for Best Solo Performance.\nFannie Lou Hamer was one of the most talked-about activists of the golden age of civil rights an d was the Mississippi freedom fighter of the 1960s. \; Hamer was bor n in 1917\, the granddaughter of slaves and the youngest of 19 brothers and sisters. \; In 1962\, when Hamer was 44 years old\, Student Nonv iolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteers came to town and held a voter registration. \; She was surprised to learn that African-Ameri cans actually had a constitutional right to vote! \; When the SNCC m embers asked for volunteers to go to the courthouse to register to vote\ , Hamer was the first to raise her hand\, which was a dangerous decision . \;\nThe performance will be part of the 10:30 a.m. worship service at St. Andrew and Holy Communion Church. URL:http://maplewood.patch.com/events/the-spirit-of-fannie-lou-hamer SUMMARY:The spirit of Fannie Lou Hamer LOCATION:The Episcopal Church of Saint Andrew &\; Holy Communion: 160 W South Orange Ave\, South Orange\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR