April 12, 2010
Democracy Now! Evening with Alice Walker on Tuesday, April 13
Join Alice Walker as a guest at Amy’s birthday celebration at our new green studios, and enjoy Amy and Alice’s discussion: On Activism.
Date: April 13, 2010
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 207 West 25th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Tickets: $1,000/person
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Support Democracy Now! as we launch our
new green TV/radio/internet broadcast studios with
Alice Walker!
Be one of our guests at Amy’s birthday celebration at Democracy Now!‘s new green TV/radio/internet broadcast studios with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, Alice Walker, get a tour of the studio, and then enjoy reserved seats at the 92nd Street Y for Amy and Alice’s discussion: On Activism. (Transportation from Democracy Now! to 92nd Street Y will be provided.)
All proceeds support Democracy Now!, the largest public media collaboration in the country.
Ticket purchases are tax deductible except for $95 per ticket, which is the value of goods and services received.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


