Side. But, us know, history is not the long suit. Of these woke children. They didnt take history classes apparent lit in high school and college. They were too busy taking social justice seminars. You can see tt too in philadelphia. The statue of matias baldwin. He was a committed and devoted abolitionist who funded education for freed African Americans, who gave them jobs, and they defaced his statue. Even more amazing, in boston the shaw memorial was defaced. The shaw memorial honors the 54th massachusetts regiment, the first African American regiment formed after the emancipation proclamation. Whose braver and battle on behalf of the union cause was memorialized in the movie glory. Yet it was defaced by these mobs. Not just our history. Its pop culture and entertainment too. You may have seen the news that live p. D. And cops Television Shows canceled. Paw patrol was on the cutting board too. You may know that chase is the police cop. Theres call to euthanize the police dog on soci
On behalf of everybody all the folks here at sixth i, welcome. Thank you. Thank you very much for coming. We at pmp always enjoy joining forces with sixth i to put on author events. This synagogue and Cultural Center is now 15 years old and its founders and separately deserve a lot of credit. [applause] the deserve a lot of credit for transforming displaced into the vibrant Community Institution that it is today. We are delighted to be hosting jodi kantor and megan twohey. [applause] they are of course the New York Times reporters revealed to the world Harvey Weinsteins extensive sexual abuse. Their book, unite tonight is the riveting revealing account of how they develop their blockbuster story and its consequences in spurring the me too movement. As they note in their preface in the wake of the weinstein expose, which broke in october 2017, it wasnt as if i damned law had come down wall. Many, many women not just in this country but around the world spilled forward to tell their own
Tonight. Were very happy to welcome Erika Bolstad in conversation with Lydia Kiesling as a documentary filmmaker and journalist who has studied and written vastly about Climate Change and fossil fuels. Erika bolstad the personal connection to oil was brought to light and late in late 2009 when her ailing mother unexpectedly received a check for leased mineral rights. They were rights that dated back to 1951, leased by ericas grandfather from the land that his mother had homesteaded in the early 1900s. In north dakota. Ericas great grandmother, anna, was a woman of potential fortune, lost to history with very little photo evidence or writing. In fact, annas husband had committed her to an asylum under mysterious circumstances. In her book windfall, the prairie woman who lost her way and the great granddaughter who found her Erika Bolstad excavates. Her familys buried past and its stark connection to the Promised Land of the american west. Both dad will be joined in conversation tonight
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