Peace Action Award to Barbara Lee
Channel: Joe Friendly
Date: 2011-11-03

Peace Action NY State presents the Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker award to Congresswoman Barbara Lee at their annual gala celebration. Carol Husten, PANYS chair starts, then Actress Vinie Burrows reads part of Barbara Lee's Forward to book, Peace Action, Past, Present, and Future. Phil Donahue introduces Barbara, along with an illustrative clip from his film, Body of War. Peace Action New York State is an affiliate of Peace Action, the largest grassroots peace organization in the United States. For over 50 years, Peace Action has worked to promote non-violent resolution of conflicts around the world and to support human rights and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Event at Ana Tsarev Gallery in NYC, October 28, '11. Video by Joe Friendly