Featured Speakers – Click Picture

Stephen Zunes

Human Rights and Arms Control: The Missing Elements in U.S. Middle East Policy

One of the country's top progressive critics of U.S. Middle East policy, Stephen Zunes is a dynamic speaker who brings supporters of both Israel and Palestine together in exposing how U.S. policy has undermined the legitimate aspirations of both peoples.

"Granny D"

Doris “Granny D” Haddock, 96 year- old political activist

In 2000, at age 90, Doris became a national heroine when she completed a 14-month walk across America to bring attention to campaign finance reform. In 2004, at age 94, she ran for the US Senate. Her book, Granny D: You’re Never Too Old Too Raise a Little Hell, is required reading at some colleges. “Doris Haddock is a true patriot” - Jimmy Carter

Speakers Index – Click Name

911 FAMILIES – family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn our grief into action for peace

JUDITH ARCANA – is a writer and performer whose poems, stories and essays appear widely. Her newest book is What if your mother, a collection of poems and monologues

BRITT BAILEY – eco speaker: corporate take-over of food, pesticide misuse, biotech ethics

JENEEN BARLOW – her inspirational presentations affect positive change in people’s lives

OMAR BARLOW – dynamic motivational speaker empowers, educates people for excellence

DAVID BARSAMIAN – “Alternative Radio” host; topics: media, propaganda, US foreign policy

JEFF COHEN – former MSNBC and Fox pundit; topics: TV, censorship, media balance, accuracy. His new book is Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures With Corporate Media.

GRANNY D – inspiring 95 year old activist walked across US for campaign finance reform at 90

SCOTT C. DAVIS – Syria author & expert. Will the US invade Syria? Should it?"

ELIZABETH DE LA VEGA – award-winning federal prosecutor and author of U.S. v. George W. Bush et. al. (Seven Stories Press 2006).

RIANE EISLER – a legendary speaker internationally known for her bestseller,The Chalice and the Blade

DANIEL ELLSBERG – former State Department expert released the Pentagon Papers

REESE ERLICH – prolific journalist, film producer and co-author ofTarget Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You

PAULA KAMEN – witty, incisive, journalist, author and speaker focusing on women's and health issues

MICHAEL KIMMEL – nationally known expert on men and masculinity from a pro-feminist perspective

MARTIN LEE – award-winning investigative journalist and author of The Beast Reawakens and Acid Dreams

DAVE LINDORFF – veteran journalist with recent book titled The Case for Impeachment

PAUL LOEB – citizen empowerment author; new book: The Impossible Will Take A Little While”

KARI LYDERSEN – her book shows human faces of immigration and global economic policies like NAFTA and FTAA

DAVID OAKS – This leader of the psychiatric survivors "Mad Movement" challenges the power of the psychiatric drug industry today.

ROBERT PARRY – journalist broke Iran-Contra scandal stories & how the CIA changed press corps

SHELDON RAMPTON – co-author with Stauber on PR, Iraq war propaganda, environment and science

RANDY SHAW – activist/attorney: how to organize successful environmental, human rights campaigns

SIMONA SHARONI – feminist scholar, activist addresses militarization and gender dynamics in Middle East

IRA SHORR – veteran nuclear weapons and foreign policy expert with PSR and hilarious performer of political satire

ALAN SIPORIN – former NPR journalist; teachers use novel Fire’s Edge on racism, hate crimes.

NORMAN SOLOMON – national columnist, media critic; new book is War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Spin Us to Death

JOHN STAUBER – co-author with Rampton: PR, propaganda, “greenwashing” pseudo science. His new book is The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Mess in Iraq.

BHAVIA CAROL WAGNER – Author and activist for Cambodian issues