Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast an interview with the late Marv Davidov on "MPR News Presents" at noon Friday, March 9. An adjunct member of the University of St. Thomas Justice and Peace Studies Department since 1992, Davidov died at age 81 on Jan. 14.
Marv Davidov
The 30-minute program will be followed by an MPR interview with historian Rhoda Gilman about her new book, Stand Up! The Story of Minnesota’s Protest Tradition. The two programs can be heard on MPR’s news and information station, KNOW, at 91.1 FM.
A “Celebration of the Life of Marv Davidov: Nonviolent Revolutionary” will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the Woulfe Alumni Hall in the Anderson Student Center on the university’s St. Paul campus.
The afternoon will begin with an informal gathering at 1 p.m. A program will run from 2 to 4 p.m., followed by refreshments. All are welcome.
A Facebook page about Davidov and the Saturday event can be found here. An obituary that appeared in Bulletin Today can be read here.
The Saturday memorial is sponsored by St. Thomas’ Justice and Peace Studies Program and Friends of Marv Davidov.
