#ArtIsAWeapon - TONIGHT "The People Speak" #ThePeopleSpeak @bam_brooklyn #HowardZinn @staceyannchin @talibkweli @martharedbone and more ... #ArtistActivists #changeagents #rebels #resist #spokenword #writers #rappers #actors #poets www.bam.org From @occny: Looking forward to this special night at @bam_brooklyn on Tuesday March 21 with a truly incredible lineup of luminaries giving voice to rebels, dissenters and visionaries from our past. Based on the work of Howard Zinn, The People Speak will unlock a #WorldofEmotions through the extraordinary history of ordinary people who built the movements that changed our world. Co-presented by BAM and Onassis. Readings and performances by: Staceyann Chin Maggie Gyllenhaal Brian Jones Talib Kweli Aasif Mandvi Frances McDormand Stew, Heidi & The Von Trapped Martha Redbone Peter Sarsgaard David Strathairn Marisa Tomei