August 9 (Saturday) 1:00 pm - * Rain date on 8/16/14

The commemoration of Vito Marcantonio's death will take place at his gravesite, where he is buried next to his wife, Miriam Sanders, and nearby his mentor, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Bring flowers and share your thoughts about Vito Marcantonio at the ceremony. The ceremony will feature: Gerald Meyer (Hostos Com. Col.), author of Vito Marcantonio: Radical Politician, 1902-1954, will eulogize Marcantonio. Roberto Ragone, actor and business/cultural consultant, dramatization of Vito Marcantonio speech. Troy Hodges, actor, dramatization of Paul Robeson funeral eulogy.

Woodlawn Cemetery
Our starting point will be outside the Woodlawn stop on the 4 train, a half block from Woodlawn Cemetery's Gate House
(at Jerome & Bainbridge Aves)

Join VMF after the event for pizza and conversation at Giovanni's
579 Grand Concourse (Corner of 150th Street)
CONTACT: Luis Romero 718-839-5009
[email protected]

www.vitomarcantonioforum.org

Source: John Calandra Institute