Amy Goodman, investigative journalist and host of Democracy Now, has confirmed as CCAN’s guest at our 2nd Annual Spring Climate Rally. The rally will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of April 22 at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium. Additional speakers include Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Betsy Taylor, founder of the 1Sky campaign, Mike Tidwell and Ted Glick, of CCAN. This is will be the progressive climate event of the year!!
Ms. Goodman, who has been called the “human megaphone for the collective progressive unconscious,” has traveled the world to cover injustice from the front lines. In one instance, the Dili Massacre, she literally put her body between Timorese protesters and the Indonesian Army, who beat her and killed at least 250 of the protesters. Her documentary video and reporting on the incident sparked outrage across the world. Goodman has received dozens of awards for her work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and the George Polk Award. “Going to where the silence is,” says Goodman, “that is the responsibility of a journalist: giving a voice to those who have been forgotten, forsaken, and beaten down by the powerful.”
She is now the host of Democracy Now, “the exception to the rulers.” She is known for speaking truth to power, most notably during the 2000 election when she unyieldingly questioned President Clinton for his policies on the death penalty, the Middle East and racial profiling, and other issues. Listen now>> She had Ted Glick on her show in his second month of his fast to protest inaction on climate change from Capitol Hill. Listen now>>
There will be a pre-rally reception with Ms. Goodman and other speakers for an additional cost. You will also receive free copies of Amy’s book, “Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times” and Rev. Wallis’, “The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America.”
This is an event you don’t want to miss!
