Sacramento

From Sacramento, CA on Friday, July 25

Animal rights activist Gene Baur talks about his recent book,
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts & Minds about Animals & Food.

Gene Baur grew up in Hollywood, California and worked in television, film and commercials, including some for McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants. Today, he campaigns to raise awareness about the negative consequences of industrialized factory farming and our cheap food system. He lives in rural New York state and is the co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, America's leading farm animal protection organization. Gene holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University Northridge and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University.

Notes from the Dark Side of Earth

On July 15. 2008 in Sacramento, CA Jeffrey St. Clair spoke on his book "Born Under a Bad Sky: Notes from the Dark Side of Earth"

Jeffrey St. Clair is an investigative journalist, writer and editor. He is the co-editor, with Alexander Cockburn, of the political newsletter CounterPunch, and a contributing editor to the monthly magazine In These Times. He has also written for The Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, The Nation and The Progressive. His reporting specializes in the politics surrounding environmental and military issues.

Paul Smith is a candidate for Congress. He's running in the 5th District of California which is in Sacramento. He spoke on his background, why he is running, and his views on housing crisis, flooding, foreign policy, and many other issues.

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is a 1939 film about a naive and idealistic man who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.