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MARKING BETWEEN THE LINES’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY
PUBLIC FORUM WITH CHRIS HEDGES
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine extends our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us in New Haven on Oct. 17 to celebrate 35 years of independent, progressive journalism at our anniversary event featuring a powerful keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and activist Chris Hedges. Your enthusiastic participation, generosity and solidarity made this milestone celebration a memorable and inspiring occasion, reaffirming the vital importance of independent journalism in these challenging times. As we look to the future, we thank you for standing with us in our shared commitment to truth, justice, peace and the defense of democracy.
If you’d like BTL to send you a link to watch/listen to a video/audio recording of Chris Hedges’ keynote address, The Next Election May Be Our Last: Why a General Strike is Democracy’s Last Line of Defense Against Fascism, delivered at BTL’s Oct. 17th 35th Anniversary Public Forum, please email us at betweenthelines@BTLonline.org and write: Chris Hedges Forum in the Subject Line.
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