Peter Morales gave the invocation at Barack Obama’s campaign event in Golden, Colorado!Sunday morning, our Golden Obama office looked a bit like UU coffee hour: a quarter of the volunteers, or so it seemed, are also members at Jefferson Unitarian Church, and among the hundreds queuing up for tickets outside were many familiar faces (and I saw most of them again for the 11am service as the church was full!).That’s where I first heard a rumor: Peter Morales had been asked to give the convocation...
August 28, 2008, Denver, CO, during the DNC Constitutional Law and Congress. A panel discussion.John Nichols, The Nation Magazine, moderatorRep. Keith Ellison, D-MNSteve Cobble, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and PDA Advisory board member; Leslie Cagan, National Coordinator United for Peace and Justice; Jamie Raskin, Maryland State Senator, Law Professor at American University, and author. PDA organized five days of concurrent panel discussions featuring progressive activists and l...
August 28, 2008, Denver, CO, during the DNCCongressman Dennis Kucinich was a surprise guest at PDA. He is introduced by Tim Carpenter, National Director, Progressive Democrats of America.PDA organized five days of concurrent panel discussions featuring progressive activists and lawmakers which will be featured here. Speakers include Jesse Jackson, John Conyers, Greg Palast, John Bonifaz, Rep. Jim McGovern, Medea Benjamin, Vincent Bugliosi, Rep. Robert Wexler, Governor Don Siegelman, Rep. Lynn ...
The Nation Conversations Series with Progressive Democrats of AmericaAugust 28, 2008, Denver, CO, during the DNCRestoring and Maintaining our Constitutional RightsModerated by John Nichols (The Nation) with Rep. Robert Wexler (FL), Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-MN) and Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation.Congressman Wexler: 0-12:20Congressman Ellison: 12:20-22:59Victor Navasky: 22:59-33:54PDA organized five days of concurrent panel discussions featuring progressive activists and lawmake...
Ron Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an anti-war activist, veteran and writer who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He is best known as the author of the memoir Born on the Fourth of July, which was made into an Academy Award–winning movie directed by Oliver Stone, with Tom Cruise playing Kovic. Here he is speaking about his protest action during the DNC in Denver as a special guest of the Progressive Democrats of America (http://pdamerica.org )PDA organized five days of concurrent panel discussio...