Poster has a gray background and an unprinted white border overall. The top edge of the poster has a rectangular, red field with text in tan: " 'Parenti is a towering prophetic voice.... / We need him now more than ever.' / -Cornell West". Below this the top of the poster has a photograph of a man with gray hair and mustache, wearing a red sweater seated on a tan couch with plants in the background. The left side of the photo is partially overlaid with text in red and black: "Michael / Parenti / 'Political Perception / & Deception: / How to Think / about / Empire' ". Just below the photograph is text in white: "Michael Parenti is an internationally known, prolific, and award-winning author and / lecturer. One of the nation's leading progressive political analysts, his books and talks / are as entertaining as they are highly informative.". The bottom of the poster has text at left, in black: "Thursday, May 3, 2007 - 7pm / First Congregational / Church of Oakland / 2501 Harrison Street" with a small sign language symbol and a small disabled symbol. At right the bottom of the poster has a rectangular field of red with text in tan and red: "Tickets $ 15.00 at / www.mecaforpeace.org, or / at the following bookstores: / (East Bay) Black Oak, / Pegasus / Solano-Shattuck, / Diesel, Walden Pond; / (SF) Modern Times. / For info, 510-548-0542. / No one turned away / for lack of funds.". The bottom edge of the poster has a colorful MECA logo and text in black: "Benefit for Middle East Children's Alliance, www.mecaforpeace.org / Coming up April 18, Berkeley: Digital Resistance, Palestinian Youth Tell Their Stories".