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Yo New York, what are you doing on Oct. 29?

Posted in Announcements on Oct 22, 2008

Abraham Lincoln gave his most influential speech about slavery at Cooper Union in New York City. Many say it’s the event that catapulted him into the White House. So what could possibly live up to that legacy? Read on…

This is your personal invitation to attend the major Fall event of the Moral Courage Project. To be held at Cooper Union, it will be an on-stage dialogue between happy heretics — me and Edgar M. Bronfman, former head of the World Jewish Congress.

Here’s what makes Bronfman a heretic: He’s just come out with a book called Hope, Not Fear, in which he challenges North American Jews to transcend victimhood, welcome the intermarried, and embrace the creativity of outsiders. Not exactly received orthodoxy, is it? You might even call it moral courage.

We’ll explore what it takes to speak truth to power in your religious community, along with other questions of leadership that affect students, citizens and, yes, U.S. presidential candidates.

This event is FREE.

Join us in The Great Hall at Cooper Union (7 East 7th @ Third Ave.) on the evening of Wednesday, October 29. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

I know that’s the same night Barack Obama has bought airtime on the cable networks. We’ll wrap at 8 pm, so rest assured that you can get home in time to catch Obama it if you’re so inclined.

For security reasons, please RSVP here.