Truth to Power | Eric Seitz | Civil Rights Lawyer & Activist | Fighting Injustice | 1-9-26

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a community conversation about “Fighting Injustice: A Lifelong Struggle To Do The Right Things” with civil rights lawyer and activist Eric Seitz. This virtual conversation was organized by the Oberlin Club of Washington, DC and it took place on December 3, 2025. After graduation, how do we apply the values and idealism developed during our student years to change the world and have a meaningful career and life? What can we learn from the inspiring examples set by alumni at a time when democracy, human rights and human dignity are under assault by the government? Eric Seitz (class of 1965), a civil rights attorney now based in Honolulu, is the quintessential Oberlin activist whose career has been guided by a commitment to the pursuit of fairness and justice. Across his career, he has challenged the establishment and represented all categories of political activists, including members of the Black Panther Party, the Chicago Seven, and Leonard Peltier the Native American political activist who was at the center of a nearly 50-year-long controversy surrounding the killings of two FBI agents at South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1993. While studying law at UC Berkeley, Eric counseled and assisted draft resisters and taught courses to lawyers and law students on the draft and military law. At Oberlin, Eric majored in Government and recalled how he was a firebrand advocate during his time as an student, even prompting college President Carr to send a note suggesting he might be happier at another school. Watch a full recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kb32I4JgCI On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org