Artists for the Hampton House

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Please join us for what will be a spectacular event celebrating Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. and raising funds for savethehamptonhouse.org

About this event
ON THE EVE OF INTERNATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY DAY (DEC. 4TH), THE COMMEMORATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF CHAIRMAN FRED HAMPTON OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WILL COME TOGETHER FOR THE “ARTISTS FOR THE HAMPTON HOUSE SILENT AUCTION & FUNDRAISER” TO RAISE FUNDS FOR www.savethehamponhouse.org

Event: Artists for the Hampton House Silent Auction & Fundraiser
Date: Friday, December 3rd, 2021; 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Kehrein Center of the Arts; 5628 West Washington Blvd., Chicago

On Friday evening December 3rd from 6p-9p, the night prior to IRD, (International Revolutionary Day) artists from all over the country will join in their support of Save The Hampton House by contributing original pieces of artwork to be included in a silent auction with all proceeds going to the www.savethehamptonhouse.org efforts.

Please join event Chair's, Comrade Mother Akua Njeri, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr, Benjamin Henning, Mae Jackson, Njeri Cruse & Milo Simmons. As well as confirmed Honorary Hosts, IL Speaker of the House Emanuel Chris Welch, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, Maywood Mayor Nathaniel Booker, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, Maywood Trustee Miguel Jones, Maywood Trustee Isiah Brandon, Berwyn Alderman Rob Pabon, Berwyn Alderman Joe Carmichael, community leaders and the people all in support of Save The Hampton House.
Bid on incredible works of art from featured artists including original Black Panther Party artists Emory Douglas and Asali Dickson and renowned artist Frank Frazier while your Dine | Delight | Discover on delicacies from local eateries and breweries and learn about how you can get involved to help the Hampton House gain National Register of Historic Places status as well as to bring a museum and community resource center to the space to showcase and teach people from all over the world about Chairman Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party.

About Save the Hampton House:
Save The Hampton House is an effort led by Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Widow of Chairman Fred Hampton Sr., Akua Njeri formally known as Deborah Johnson and by those working relentlessly to protect the legacy of the Black Panther Party and Chairman Fred Hampton. The childhood home of Fred Hampton is in Maywood Illinois and work is in progress to preserve the property and transform it into a community resource center to showcase and teach people from all over the world about Chairman Fred Hampton, the Black Panther Party and what he and the party means to Maywood, Chicago and all oppressed communities.
Chairman Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party was a revolutionary, an organizer and role model for Chicago, the Black community, and the ongoing international movement for the liberation of oppressed people. Under his leadership the IL chapter of the Black Panther Party provided the Free Breakfast for Children program, free medical programs, political education and other Black Panther Party survival programs to thousands of people. www.savethehamptonhouse.org

Musical perfomance by: Amanda Drenth and Eliott Wimbush

Dine | Delight | Discover

Thank you to the following restaurants and brewery that are sponsoring Dine, Delight, Discover.

* Moor's Brewing Company - Chicago
* Big Guys Sausage Stand - Berwyn
* Happy Apple Pie Shop, LLC - Oak Park
* The Brown Cow - Forest Park
* Taco Mucho - Oak Park
* Chicago's Chicken Shack -Broadview, IL - Broadview
* Twisted Cookie - Forest Park
* Poke Burrito - Oak Park
* Tacos '76 - Oak Park
* Yum Thai - Forest Park

Save The Hampton House is an effort by those working relentlessly to protect the legacy of The Black Panther Party and Chairman Fred Hampton.

The house is located in Maywood, Illinois where Chairman grew up. Work is in progress to preserve the property and transform it into a historic site where the works of The Black Panther Party can be displayed and made available for visitors.

Chairman Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, was a revolutionary and an organizer and real model for Chicago, the Black Community, and the ongoing international movement for the liberation of oppressed people.

Under his leadership the IL chapter of the Black Panther Party Provided the Free Breakfast for Children program, Free Medical Programs, Political Education and other Black Panther Party Survival programs to thousands of people. By the time he turned 21, the FBI had seen in Chairman Fred such an extraordinary leader in the movement that they described him as a “threat to the internal security of the country” in order to coordinate his assassination as part of a secret government program to destroy the Black Panther Party.

As a part of COINTELpro, a secret government program designed to destroy the Black Panther Party, his life was cut far too short when he was assassinated on December 4th, 1969, yet his legacy lives on. Save The Hampton House is an effort led by Chairman of the Black Panther Party Cubs, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Widow of Chairman Fred, Akua Njeri formally known as Deborah Johnson to turn Chairman Fred’s childhood home into community resource center to showcase and teach people from all over the world about Chairman Fred Hampton, the Black Panther Party and what he and the party means to Maywood, Chicago and all oppressed communities.