[Imc-chicago-audio] David Swanson -- can anyone record Tuesday evening?

[Kelly Pierce]

I wish I could tape this.  The topic is highly relevant and
compelling.  I got the message this morning and my equipment is at
home.  To make it to the event on time, I need to bring my equipment
to work.  I would find more advance notice of events and coverage
opportunities highly useful.  I have had a few paid projects recently
and used the proceeds to buy a digital recorder, the Sony PCM D50, and
can’t wait to trying it out at a few events.  I am preparing for the
day when minidisk technology is no more, unfortunately.

I welcome the opportunity to work with folks interested in capturing
high quality audio.  People like David Swanson deserve to have an
audience 10 times bigger than what will show up at Northwestern
tonight.  Audio recording enables this and leverages public
appearances from important speakers to the max.  It is inexpensive,
easy to capture, edit and produce, and can be consumed on hundreds of
millions of portable audio players people already own as well as on
broadcast radio.  If anyone is interested, please get in touch.

Kelly


On 2/22/10, Mitchell Szczepanczyk <mitchell at szcz.org> wrote:
> FYI.  Rita is looking to see if we can get a recording of the speech
> tomorrow night for Chicago Indymedia radio.  Is anyone planning to
> record?  Can anyone record?
>
> Rita Sand wrote:
>> Mitchell--Here is the info about the event and Swanson's new book.
>> Dale Lehman is a member of the group sponsoring the event.  I have put
>> in a call and email to see if he is going to be there and tape it
>> anyway.  I have yet to hear back from him.
>>
>> --Rita
>>
>> Chicago, IL
>> February 23, 2010
>> 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
>> Northwestern University, the Evanston Campus
>> The Tech Institute on 2145 Sheridan Road, First Floor, Lecture Room No. 2.
>> SPONSORED BY: Neighbors for Peace
>> CONTACT THE ORGANIZER:
>> Karen Pallist
>> pallist3 at gmail dot com
>>
>>  New Book: Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More
>> Perfect Union
>>
>> BOOK TOPIC: Daybreak is a prescription for political reform that
>> literally ends with a to-do list for citizens, and draws inspiration
>> from the misdeeds and missteps of the Bush and Obama presidencies. What
>> powers were stripped from Congress and handed to the White House while
>> George W. Bush lived there, and what would it take to permanently move
>> them back? Which of these powers is Barack Obama making use of or even
>> expanding upon? And in the future, how can we expand our rights, create
>> democratic representation in Congress, and make presidents into
>> executives rather than emperors? This is a citizens' guide to the
>> long-term task of removing power from the hands of one person, placing
>> it in a body of representatives, and (here's the hard part) making that
>> body truly representative of the American people. Swanson's analysis
>> makes clear that the imperial presidency, which advanced so dramatically
>> during the Bush-Cheney era, will not be stopped merely by electing
>> better presidents. Major structural changes are needed in our system of
>> government to rein in both the imperial presidency and, at the same
>> time, the presidential empire. Only through the active efforts of
>> citizens, Swanson argues, can we restore and protect our rights, and
>> expand our conception of political rights to meet new challenges.
>>
>> AUTHOR BIO: David Swanson is the author of the new bestselling book
>> "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect
>> Union" by Seven Stories Press and of the introduction to "The 35
>> Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush"
>> published by Feral House and available at Amazon.com. Swanson holds a
>> master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He has
>> worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with
>> jobs including press secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential
>> campaign, media coordinator for the International Labor Communications
>> Association, and three years as communications coordinator for ACORN,
>> the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson is
>> Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, creator of ConvictBushCheney.org
>> and Washington Director of Democrats.com, a board member of Progressive
>> Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace. Full
>> bio here.
>>
>> PRAISE: "David Swanson's Daybreak impressively exposes all the ways our
>> government has changed for the worse under the Bush administration, and
>> makes clear that we need to do far more than elect a new president to
>> see our tattered Democracy restored." -- Vincent Bugliosi, author,
>> former federal prosecutor
>>
>> "Daybreak offers a powerful and compelling picture of what real change
>> in America could look like. The world needs more true advocates of
>> democracy like David Swanson!" -- Thom Hartmann, Author, The Last Hours
>> of Ancient Sunlight
>>
>> "David Swanson's masterful exposure of the emergence of a monarch-like
>> president coupled with an effete, irresponsible, and constitutionally
>> ignorant Congress is well worth the price of admission. An aroused
>> public with a litmus test of honoring the Constitution is urgently
>> needed to prevent the Republic from capsizing." -- Bruce Fein, Associate
>> Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan
>>
>> "Daybreak is an eyeopener about how our nation was hijacked by the Bush
>> administration and how much repair work we, as citizens, must do. David
>> Swanson, who has been a one-man wonder leading the charge for
>> accountability, writes a compelling narrative that inspires not just
>> outrage, but ACTION." --Medea Benjamin, CoFounder of Code Pink and
>> Global Exchange
>>
>> "David Swanson is the most thoughtful, determined, and energetic
>> progressive activist in America, and one of the most important voices of
>> his generation. He's also a unique bridge between traditional real-world
>> organizing and the brand new world of online activism. His combination
>> of cheerful organizing, passionate speaking, and brilliant blogging is
>> an inspiration to everyone who craves a more just, peaceful, and
>> sustainable world." -- Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com
>>
>> "In this important book, David Swanson carefully documents the myriad
>> ways in which Bush-Cheney has amassed unprecedented imperial power,
>> while Congress has abdicated its constitutional duty to check and
>> balance the executive. A useful guide to restore the balance of powers
>> and reclaim our constitutional system of government." -- Marjorie Cohn,
>> President of National Lawyers Guild
>>
>> "Our times cry out for a smart, witty and courageous Populist who hasn’t
>> forgotten how to play offense. Luckily we have David Swanson." -- Mike
>> Ferner, National President of Veterans For Peace, author of "Inside the
>> Red Zone: A Veteran For Peace Reports from Iraq."
>>
>> "Swanson has been an indefatigable commentator and activist tirelessly
>> advocating for the dismantling of the imperial presidency and the
>> restoration of the principles of our Constitution. His energy and
>> passion are infectious, as is his cogent reasoning. 'Daybreak' urgently
>> reminds us that good political intentions are not sufficient to ensure
>> the continuation of our democracy; informed vigilance is vital to that
>> task." -- Mark Karlin, Editor and Publisher, BuzzFlash.com
>>
>> "If Tom Jefferson were with us today, he would be saying that we still
>> must burst the chains of monkish ignorance and superstition and break
>> the bindings that strangle our liberty. But Jefferson - like Paine - is
>> gone. So it falls to another from Virginia to sound the signal for a
>> rising on behalf of the republic and our own freedom. That man is David
>> Swanson, and this remarkable book is his - and America's - call to
>> arms." -- John Nichols, from the Introduction
>>
>> "David Swanson writes faster than anyone I know, and is always worth
>> reading. He wields a wicked pen (well, technically a wicked keyboard), a
>> la Swift or Twain. He thinks with precision and intelligence, with the
>> powerful logic of an undefeated chess-playing computer program. He is
>> fearless, speaking truth to both power all the time. He bears daily
>> witness to the decomposition of our would-be democracy, and he carries
>> that same crusading spirit into this book. Read it. Buy it for your
>> friends, especially your younger ones. Get together and argue about it.
>> Ask John Stewart and Stephen Colbert to have him on their shows. Because
>> a better world is still possible, and to get there, a more democratic
>> America is necessary." -- Steve Cobble
>>
>> "There have now been many books written which chronicle the imperial,
>> lawless presidency of the Bush era, but Swanson’s superb new book --
>> Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect
>> Union -- is one of the very few to examine how we can recover from it
>> and reverse its pernicious trends. Many Bush books, given the horrific
>> subject matter, have been dark and gloomy, even somewhat depressing.  To
>> be sure, there are parts of Swanson's book that documents in gruesome
>> detail all of the liberties abridged and damage done during the last
>> eight years.  This book also does not shy away from highlighting those
>> areas in which the Obama presidency has, much to the dismay of many,
>> come to replicate some (though by no means all) of the worst Bush
>> abuses.  But Daybreak is far more uplifting and inspiring than virtually
>> any other book in its genre, as it devotes itself to laying out a
>> detailed plan for how American citizens -- through the activism to which
>> he has devoted himself -- can bring about a rejuvenation of our
>> political values." -- Glenn Greenwald
>>
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