Dave Dennis was one of the organizers of the events that were launched in what month?
Dave Dennis (activist) David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s. He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. Dave Dennis worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Dennis' first involvement in the Civil Rights Movement was at a Woolworth sit-in organized by CORE and he went on to become a Freedom Rider in 1961. More recently Dennis has put his activism toward a new project, the Algebra Project, which is a nonprofit organization run by Bob Moses that aims to improve the mathematics education for minority children. Dennis also speaks about his experiences in the movement through an organization called Dave Dennis Connections.
Dedbeat Weekender Dedbeat weekender was a UK music event first held on the weekend of 23 February 2001. There were 4 sell out events until its ending in 2004. The musical direction for the weekender was a mix of Hip-Hop and Electronica. Dedbeat was a weekend of contemporary music and fun, in the confines of a self-contained holiday park.