This Brave Nation profile picture

This Brave Nation

About Me

The Nation Magazine, the country's oldest weekly magazine and Brave New Foundation a new media pioneer, have teamed up to bring you a new documentary series called This Brave Nation.This Brave Nation pairs progressive heroes from different generations and varied backgrounds together in conversation to reflect on the past, plan for the future, and inspire the rest of us.This Brave Nation
..

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

"...Just take what you love doing and do it with enough people until it becomes the future." - Carl Pope, This Brave Nation


My Blog

Brave Nation Young Activist Award Recipient - Cristina Lara

Brave New Foundation hosted a reception in honor of Cristina Lara, the first winner of the Brave Nation Young Activist award. Cristina was selected out of 350 other young activists as this year's reci...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:25:00 GMT

James Baldwin. Kurt Vonnegut. Pete Seeger.

These are my heroes. Three men who came from radically different backgrounds and yet all helped influence and change the world through their words. I never had the opportunity to meet Baldwin. I sa...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:37:00 GMT

Dont Miss Ava Lowery and Anthony Romero This Week!

When I was 7 years old, I wanted to be a ballerina and a chef when I grew up. I was fiercely passionate about it. I never took a single dance class and I couldn't make anything more than a peanut bu...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:22:00 GMT

This Brave Nation - Brave Nation Young Activist Award!!!

Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause? The Brave Nation Young Activist Award was designed to celebrate a next generation of pr...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Dolores Huerta Talks to Bonnie Raitt in the Latest Episode of This Brave Nation

My mother is a strong woman. She is someone who can demand attention and who can also take charge when shit happens. But she is also an incredibly caring woman who taught me how to be good and encoura...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:32:00 GMT