Breaking Hate: A Former Extremist's Journey

Christian Picciolini, Former White Supremacist; Founder, Free Radicals Project; Counter-Extremism Expert; Author, White American Youth: My Descent into America's Most Violent Hate Movement—and How I Got Out and Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism (Forthcoming)Michelle Meow, Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show" (Radio and KBCW/KPIX TV)—Co-ModeratorJohn Zipperer, Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable—Co-Moderator Is there an answer to the widespread—and increasingly public—rise of racial extremism? Come learn about the white nationalist movement from someone who was a leader in it until he renounced racism and devoted his life to helping others leave it behind. Christian Picciolini went from leading neo-Nazi bands with names such as Final Solution and White American Youth to running a record store that only sold "white power" music. But he left that and led organizations to counter extremism domestically and abroad, and has become an award-winning television producer, speaker, author and peace advocate. Come learn the truth about "white power" movements and the inspiring story about how to leave them behind. Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco
Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in and cash bar, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signingNotes: Photo by Dennis Sevilla All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable