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Re: [occupy-where-I-live:5612] Fwd: Norman Solomon on October 20 (fwd)
- To: noelle
- Subject: Re: [occupy-where-I-live:5612] Fwd: Norman Solomon on October 20 (fwd)
- From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:21:45 -0700
- Keywords: my-Oakland-voicemail-number
Tomorrow? So? Are we going?
> From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:01:09 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 18:52:23 -0700
> > From: Spencer Graves <http://www.prodsyse.com/~spencer.graves>
> >
> > Normon Solomon will speak at Harry's Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Ave,
> > San
> > José, Monday evening, Oct. 20, sponsored by the Santa Clara
> > County
> > Democratic Club. Solomon is an acclaimed author and severe critic
> > of US
> > foreign and domestic policy, including US use of force in the
> > Middle
> > East and the current surveillance state. For more information,
> > see below.
> >
> > Spencer
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > Subject: Norman Solomon on October 20
> > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:20:50 -0400
> > From: http://www.aol.com/~Lizloyal
> > To: http://www.effectivedefense.org/~spencer.graves
> >
> > Press Release
> > Surveillance State, Warfare State will be the timely
> > provocative topic
> > Norman Solomon, nationally recognized media critic and author of
> > a dozen
> > books on media and public policy, will address on Monday,
> > October 20th
> > in the
> > banquet room at Harry's Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Avenue in San
> > . Solomon
> > will discuss how we got where we are in terms of civil
> > liberties and war,
> > and the challenges faced by those concerned about current
> > policies.
> > Sponsored by Santa Clara County Democratic Club, Solomon's
> > presentation
> > begins
> > at 7 PM and is open to the public without charge.
> > Solomon is the executive director of the Washington D.
> > C.-based
> > Institute
> > for Public Accuracy and was associated for many years with
> > F.A.I.R.
> > (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and the Center for
> > Investigative
> > Reporting.
> > His book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep
> > Spinning Us to
> > Death, was called "brutally persuasive" and a "must read" by
> > the Los
> > Angeles Times. He has been compared with Upton Sinclair, Lincoln
> > Steffans, and
> > I.F. Stone for his willingness to take on a "good fight without
> > fear of
> > consequences." His article in the latest issues of The Nation,"
> > The
> > Government War Against Reporter James Risen,{ exposes the
> > government's
> > attempts to
> > hide facts from the public, retaliating against whistleblowers
> > like Risen,
> > and is one more example of Solomon's efforts in behalf of
> > transparency and
> > press freedom.
> > The program follows a no-host dinner at 6 PM. For more
> > information,
> > call
> > Shirley Odou at _408-247-9513_ (tel:408-247-9513) . or access the
> > website
> > _www.democraticclub-scc.org_ (
> > http://www.democraticclub-scc.org/)
> > ,http://www.democraticclub-scc.org/), . Rsvps
> > are not necessary.
> >
> > San José, CA 95126
> > ph: 408-655-4567
> > web:
> > http://www.structuremonitoring.com
> > ,http://www.structuremonitoring.com,