http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/index.php Blogging from the paperback release tour eng Copyright 2005 2005-12-15T15:53:20-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_13.php On October 15, 2005, Artmakers dedicated When Women Pursue Justice: a 3,300 square foot mural that celebrates 90 women who, often risking life and liberty, have led or participated in movements for social change in the United States. In vivid color, the 45' x 75' mural portrays 14 twentieth-century movement leaders and 67 activists as well as 9 nineteenth-century “ancestors” who inspired twentieth-century activism. Amy Goodman was among the women depicted in the mural. 13@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2005-12-15T15:53:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_12.php We didn't know what to expect upon our arrival in the People's Republic of Utah. The state, America's very own theocracy and a bastion of right wing politics (as well as being home to the best powder skiing in the U.S. — but I digress) is not where we expect to draw the kind of crowds we've had elsewhere. We were right — SLC turns out the biggest crowd we've seen in days. A huge line is still waiting patiently at the door at the beautiful Gardner Hall at the University of Utah when organizers announce that the 700-seat hall is full. A man comes over to us as we are signing books to say, “You know, when Sebastiao Selgado came, they just let everybody in and people stood in the aisles. We're going to be very disappointed if we can't see you!” So Amy went inside and politely suggested that the ushers just let everybody in. We offered to have people crowd around us on stage. To their credit and our relief, the ushers just threw open the doors, everybody scrunched together inside, and over 1,000 people packed into the concert hall. 12@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-05-05T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_11.php Thursday, April 29: BOSTON Thursday night's event was a special treat for us. We were joined by Noam Chomsky, who was just back from a European swing to promote his newest book, “Hegemony or Survival.” The setting was the Cambridge Forum in Harvard Square, which was packed with 700 people. Noam is one of our heroes: long a lone dissident voice who has never tired of speaking truth to power. 11@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-05-02T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_10.php The Democracy Now! crew produced the show from a studio in Hollywood then dashed off to the airport, to bring the Exception to the Rulers book and media tour to the Midwest. Our first stop was St. Louis, with a benefit event for KDHX radio and dhTV, the public access television facility for the city of St. Louis. The event included a speaker representing MoveOn.org's new book and a spirited presentation by acclaimed media analyst and activist Bob McChesney. Bob has a new book out as well, The Problem of the Media 10@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-04-24T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_9.php We just returned from our biggest event yet: 2,000 people came out to help launch The Exception to the Rulers at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church! The event was a fundraiser for Pacifica station KPFK, and the two great indy bookstores Midnight Special and EsoWon cooperated to handle the book sales. 9@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-04-21T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_8.php We awoke to some exciting news: The Exception to the Rulers had shot up to #7 on the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list — and that was based on sales before we arrived in California! 8@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-04-18T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_7.php This is a big day—three book and fundraising events! 7@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-04-17T00:00:00-05:00 http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/entry_6.php We started the day at the studios of LinkTV doing our first major remote broadcasts. In the first show we talked to Van Jones of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights about child prisons, plus the interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal. We then visited book stores and talked to the staff, many of whom were very excited about the book. We asked one of the staff people at Stacey's, an independent book store in downtown San Francisco, if publishers had to pay to get prime positioning of their book in their store (this is common practice at the large chain book stores). He laughed at the idea. “We're an independent book store,” he replied. “We feature the books that we like and think our customers will enjoy. We don't feature what the publishers pay us to do.” We were glad to see our book made the cut and was featured by the staff. 6@http://book.democracynow.org/weblog/ default 2004-04-16T00:00:00-05:00