See below for a reminder about the Mar. 6th Memorial
Center for Marxist Education | 550
Mass Ave, Cambridge | 2nd Floor
You are invited to
Richard Levins: A Memorial
Sunday, February
28th at 2:00pm
Richard Levins was a
"fourth-generation Red" who maintained a profound commitment
to Marxism throughout his life. This commitment made him
probably the most consistent published scientist in the US.
He applied Marxist method not only to his scientific work
but to his political and social analysis, his practice, and
personal life.
In recent years, discussions
with a volunteer at the Center for Marxist Education led to
significant evolution in his political thought. He spent an
increasing amount of time at the CME and with its
volunteers. The Center was the site of his last political
intervention, just weeks before he died in January. Come
hear about his political evolution and contribute your
recollections of this wonderful, dedicated giant's life and
work.
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Dear friends, colleagues, comrades and broader community of
Richard Levins,
As some of you know, our father, Dick Levins, died on January
19 after a slow decline related to his congestive heart
failure. He spent his last days and nights not in the hospital
but at home in his comfortable assisted-living apartment,
surrounded by his family and friends. We buried him the next day
in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
We will host a memorial event at 1:30pm, on Sunday, March 6 at
Harvard's
Knafel Center, Radcliffe Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge to
mourn, celebrate and reflect on his remarkable life and our shared
loss.
We will gather between 1:30 and 2pm.
At
2pm, a few family members and friends will speak, followed by an
opportunity for anyone in attendance to share remembrances and
tributes. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
The
Knafel Center (the old Radcliffe gym) is an easy walk
from the Harvard Square T stop. Although its formal address is
10 Garden St., the Knafel Center is actually on Mason St.,
mid-way between Garden St. and James St./Phillips Place.
Please feel free to forward this message to others who knew
Dick or his work—the mailing list we are using is sure to be
incomplete.
Alejandro, Ricardo and Aurora Levins Morales