Celebrities Roast Rev. Joseph E. Lowery On His 85th Birthday

On Thursday, October 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Lowery Institute and The Peoples’ Agenda along with a host of family, friends and supporters will celebrate the 85th Birthday of the Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. Celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Dick Gregory, Governor Roy Barnes, Jesse Jackson, and Don King along with other distinguished guests will roast and give tribute to Rev. Lowery as advocate for the “least of these” and fearless fighter for civil rights and justice. Radio talk show host Tom Joyner will MC the Tribute/Roast. The evening’s entertainment will include a performance by Fonzworth Bentley.

The event will be held at the Martin Luther King InternationalChapel at Morehouse College. The reception will begin at 6:00 pm; recording for the Tribute/Roast will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

Funds raised will benefit the Lowery Institute whose mission is “to provide opportunities for students, teachers, professionals, advocates, elected officials, clergy and laity, to benefit from examples of nonviolent advocacy, and for exploration of the moral, ethical and theological imperatives for justice and human rights for all people”.

The Joseph E. Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions to this event are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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Tickets:
$85.00 Reserved Seating - $50.00 General Admission - $20.00 Student (with I.D.)

Tickets can be purchased online and at the following locations:

People's Agenda
The Atlanta Life Building
100 Auburn Avenue Suite 102
Atlanta, Ga. 30303
(404) 653-1199

Eventions, Inc.
2919 East Point Street
East Point, Ga. 30344
(404) 762-8881

Destiny World Church/Pastor Wilbur Purvis
7400 Factory Shoals Road
Austell, Ga. 31068
Ms. Myrtis Jones
(770) 770-4739

Cascade United Methodist ChurchPastor Marvin Moss
3144 Cascade Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30311
Karen Lowery
(404) 691-5770

Victory Church/Pastor Kenneth Samuel
1170 North Hairston Road
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Monica Smith
(678) 476-6000

Lindsey Street Baptist Church/Pastor Anthony A.W. Motley
550 Lindsey Street N.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30314
(404) 688-8959