We’re living in perilous times. As we navigate an increasingly tense global climate, the legacy of the Black Panther Party offers urgent lessons for today’s challenges. In 1966, the Black Panther Party wrote the Ten-Point Program, a bold set of demands for dignity, housing, education, justice, and an end to police brutality.

Sixty years later, its words land with an unsettling familiarity.

Come ready to engage with that history directly, to sit with it, wrestle with it, and connect it to the world we live in now. Together we will move through the Ten-Point Program as a community, examining what has changed, what has not, and what it asks of us today.

After our group activity, Portland's own Kent Ford, a founding member of the Portland Black Panther Party, will share some of his wisdom and guidance as we forge forward towards equity and social justice objectives before enjoying a shared meal in community and solidarity.

A Note on Registration & Donations
This event is free and open to all. VANPORT MOSAIC gratefully accepts donations to help cover the cost of the community brunch and to support the ongoing work, including the Black Panthers' 60th Anniversary Celebration in October 2026.

Activism 101: The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program -NOW, THEN, and US

A memory activism gathering for perilous times