FRANK MEEINK

06/01/2010 7:00 pm
Another inspiring activist joins us tonight at Elliott Bay as Frank Meeink, founder of the advocacy group Harmony through Hockey, shares his own journey from violent, white supremacist, skinhead gang leader to coach and anti-racist ally. The Oklahoma City bombings and his own experiences behind bars—where he met and lived with people he'd previously been taught to hate—led him to make different choices: sobriety, speaking for the Anti-Defamation League, and working against hatred. His book, Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: The Frank Meeink Story (Hawthorne Books), an as-told-to with Jody M. Roy, shares some of his stories of life in prison, on the street, and of the events that led him to turn his life around." Frank Meeink's book is a candid and captivating story of the upbeat transformation of a raw racist into a courageous citizen, which has much to teach us all. Don't miss it." – Cornel West. Frank Meeink has recently worked in minor league hockey in Iowa.
$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780979018824
Availability: Temporarily out. Orders usually back in stock in 1-5 days
Published: Hawthorne Books, 3/2010

Location: 
Street:
The Elliott Bay Book Company
Additional:
1521 Tenth Avenue
City:
Seattle
,
Province:
Washington
Postal Code:
98122
Country:
United States