Eliot Spitzer, Arianna Huffington, Dennis Rivera, Richard Ketchum Face Off at Forum sponsored by Drum Major Institute for Public Policy 4/4/2003
From: Andrea Batista Schlesinger of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, 212-909-9674 News Advisory: "What is the role of the government in protecting the interests of the people?" is the theme of this April 9 forum featuring New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, dubbed "The Enforcer" by Fortune magazine. The forum is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy. Responding to his presentation will be: -- Arianna Huffington, nationally syndicated columnist and author of the New York Times bestseller "Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America." -- Richard G. Ketchum, president and deputy chairman, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. -- Dennis Rivera, president, 1199 SEIU, New York's Health and Human Service Union. Richard Steier, editor of The Chief-Leader newspaper, will moderate the discussion. WHEN: Wednesday, April 9, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. WHERE: The Harvard Club 27 West 44th Street, New York City To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Andrea Batista Schlesinger at 212-909-9674, 646-283-9574 or abs@drummajorinstitute.org. The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, originally created in 1961 by a lawyer to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a non-profit, non-partisan policy institute dedicated to providing progressive competition in the marketplace of ideas. We do so by partnering with top researchers to conduct high-quality research, leveraging our strategic connections and rich history to engage policy and opinion makers in our work, and offering platforms to amplify the work of progressive practitioners and thinkers. Ambassador Andrew Young Chairs the DMI Board; other members include Martin Luther King, III; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; Dennis Rivera and Bernard Nussbaum. DMI sponsors this Speakers Series to provide a platform to progressives who have put their values into practice with success. For more information about the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, please visit http://www.drummajorinstitute.org. |