Hoboken To Celebrate Marsha P. Johnson Oct. 23

Press release from the Hoboken Historical Museum:

Oct. 17, 2022

The Hoboken Historical Museum announces "Hoboken Celebrates Marsha P. Johnson," an appreciation of the late gay rights activist. The last 12 years of Johnson’s life were spent in Hoboken living with Randy Wicker in Marine View Plaza. The event takes place Sunday, October 23 at 3:00 at 1301 Hudson Street in Hoboken. The event is hosted by the museum’s Poet-in-Residence Danny Shot. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

It will also be livestreamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA3K4nGnDDU.

The afternoon features performances and memories by: legendary gay rights activist Randy Wicker: international performer and recording artist Linda La; performance poet and photographer Bobby Miller; performance artist and writer Penny Arcade; writer, editor and performer Sanina L. Clark; and friend John Herliker, each expressing their own very personal experience of what Johnson's life and legacy means to them.

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