My emergence into the local activist scene initially came through my work with the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice . On May 17, 2006, the CCPJ hosted Cindy Sheehan and Ann Wright and I had the honor of standing onstage and introducing these wonderful women. Here is an audio podcast of the event from the CVille Podcast Network:
Below are video clips of the evening.
Opening remarks by Sean McCord [5:08]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6617904253464233602
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Remarks by CCPJ President Bill Anderson [13:08]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3607262701319420864
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Terri Allard performs [30:16]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2371032699362354966
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Ann Wright speaks [27:06]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-703153747167594694
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Sean McCord introduces Cindy Sheehan [41:22]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8296061394553953470
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Q&A with Cindy Sheehan and Ann Wright [38:59]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3441543136807080106(If you have trouble viewing this clip, please visit Google Video
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Not surprisingly, the event garnered both press and public attention.
- CVille Weekly ran a brief story but with a nice picture.
- The Daily Progress ran a thoughtful piece which was reprinted on George Loper’s blog.
- The Richmond Times-Dispatch ran a thorough review of the evening, reprinted here.
- Charlottesville Newsplex ran a good story was reproduced on Michael Moore.com
- The Hook ran a notice on its blog prior to May 17.
- CVille News reported on Cindy’s appearance and inspired some lively discussion.
Finally, in the interest of being thorough, here are the notes of my introductions that evening:
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