You. Thank you all. It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back at the carter library. You know, it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably. Live seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which is really, i think, a great. This is his sixth book hes just written, as i said, about jackie robinson, lou gehrig, muhammad ali capone, as well as the foursome who really did the push to get the approval of the Birth Control pill. But the thing that the thing that you see jonathans writing is an immense amount of research that goes into it. And i think he by that naturally his dad was an accountant. So a stickler for details. And his mom was a Community Act of us. And so if you think about that and think about the sub
Please buy one. I think hell stick around for the next 15 or 20 minutes or so and sign books. Support human rights watch, support the palestinian film festival, support jvp, all the organized that are organizing around this issue, providing information, but also write your local elected and demand that they support a ceasefire thank you. Thank you all. It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back at the carter library. You know, it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably. Live seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which is really, i think, a great. This is his sixth book hes just written, as i said, about jackie robinson, lou gehrig, muhammad ali capone, as well as the foursome who really did the push to g
To. Do you want to add anything . I mean, its its sobering and sobering and i mean, the good news other day, some good news, i suppose is a very low bar. But durbin did step forward and call for a cease fire but the fact that so have not even done that. I mean your larger political analysis is of the situation there just call for a call for a cease fire at this seems to be a bottom. So i want to share something that share through others at on november 4th, the demonstration in washington, d. C. , and then segway to questions after that. So as people know, there was a massive mobilization in washington november 4th. Many some people this room may have gone. Many people know went and groups that i work with the rising Majority Movement for black lives, blacks for palestine and scholars for social justice were there and i offered a statement and some reflections that i want to share with you. And then we will open it up for questions. But its titled a black feminist statement of solidaire
Grieving. But that should not stop us from continuing to fight because it is not tenable. So thank you for coming out there are books in the back. Women and Children First great local bookstore selling nathans book. Please buy one. I think hell stick around for the next 15 or 20 minutes or so and sign books. Support human rights watch, support the palestinian film festival, support jvp, all the organized that are organizing around this issue, providing information, but also write your local elected and demand that they support a ceasefire thank you. Thank you all. It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back at the carter library. You know, it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably. Live seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and do that here at the jimmy carter pr
[applause] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to freedom day. I am Jeffrey Rosen, the president of this wonderful institution, the National Constitution center, which is the only institution in america that brings together citizens of different perspectives to unite around this beautiful document of human freedom and unites us, the u. S. Constitution. [applause] freedom day is the highlight of our constitutional programming here at the National Constitution center. It was launched on april 13, 2013 to further our Inspiring Mission and to encourage citizens around the country to celebrate, educate themselves and debate the meaning of freedom. What a way to acknowledge the visionary founder of freedom day than the women who conceived of this great celebration and made it a permanent part of the Constitution Center, and bert libby. The first todays brought together the top leaders in america to debate the meaning of issues ranging from the future of religious freedom to the future of free spee