Amy Goodman comes to Fresno!

DEMOCRACY NOW'S 70-CITY EXCEPTION TO THE RULERS TOUR
KICKS OFF APRIL 13th

Amy Goodman, host of the national daily radio/TV program Democracy Now!
is on a national tour to mark the launch of her first book,
"The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War
Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them" (co-written with her brother,
journalist David Goodman.) The tour includes fundraisers for Pacifica
radio stations and affiliates that carry Democracy Now! Tell your
friends about the tour. For event details and a complete schedule of
tour dates, how to order a book as a gift, for yourself, or for a
library or a prison book program, go to

http://www.democracynow.org/book

Help us make this tour a success by spreading the word. See
suggestions below the schedule. The book tour website has
downloadable posters, flyers, and an easy event-by-event
Email To A Friend option.

TUESDAY APRIL 13, 7:00pm--New York, NY
Exception to the Rulers Media and Book Tour Launch: A WBAI Benefit
Great Hall, Cooper Union, Astor Place (3rd Ave & 7th St.)
With Amy Goodman, actor Tim Robbins, Bernard White,
Juan Gonzalez and David Goodman
Tix $10.00 event alone / with 5:30pm reception & book $50.00
Buy tix on-line at http://www.democracynow.org (212) 431-9090 or at
the door

WEDNESDAY APRIL 14, 7:30pm--Fresno, CA
Satellite Student Union
Fresno State University
A free public lecture with Amy Goodman and co-author/brother
David Goodman
Special pre-event reception, 5:30pm $50 includes book, Renaissance Room
More information and tix: KFCF (559) 233-2221 or http://www.kfcf.org

THURSDAY APRIL 15, 7:30pm--Berkeley, CA
Martin Luther King School
1781 Rose Street/North Berkeley
A Benefit for KPFA with Amy Goodman, Michael Franti,
and co-author/brother David Goodman,
Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of KPFA Radio
Special pre-event reception at 5:00pm
For more information: http:/http://www.kpfa.org or (510) 848-6767 x 612
Tix at independent bookstores:
Black Oak, Boadecia's (Kensington Circle), Cody's (both stores),
Diesel/A Bookstore, Global Exchange
in Berkeley, Pegasus (both stores), Pendragon, Walden Pond

FRIDAY APRIL 16, 7:00pm--San Francisco, CA
A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books
601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
An evening with Amy Goodman
and co-author /brother David Goodman
For more information (415) 441-6670

SATURDAY APRIL 17, Noon--Palo Alto, CA
First Presbyterian Church
1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto
With Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
Tix are $8-$20 (sliding scale; no one turned away for lack of money)
For more information: call (650) 326-8837

SATURDAY APRIL 17, 4:00pm--Marin County, CA
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera
With Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
For more information (415) 927-0960 or (800) 999-7909

SATURDAY APRIL 17, 7:00pm--Santa Rosa, CA
Copperfield's Books - KRCB Benefit
2316 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa
An evening with Amy Goodman
and her co-author /brother David Goodman
For more information: (707) 578-8938

SUNDAY APRIL 18, 7:00pm--Santa Cruz, CA
The Rio Theater
1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
An evening with Amy Goodman
and her co-author/brother David Goodman
Proceeds will benefit KUSP and FRSC
For tix and more information call Capitola Book Café at (831) 462-4415
or Bookshop Santa Cruz at (831) 423-0900.

MONDAY APRIL 19, 7:00pm--Santa Barbara, CA
University of California, Santa Barbara
Campbell Hall
An evening with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
A Benefit for KCSB, http://www.kcsb.org
Tix: $6.50 students, $12.50 general
available thru Associated Students Tickets office:
(805) 893-2064, M-F 9-5.
Each copy of 'The Exception to the Rulers' bought in advance
at Chaucer's Books is good for 1/2 off on one ticket (bring receipt
to UCSB'sAssociated Students Ticket Office or to the door at
Campbell Hall).


TUESDAY APRIL 20, 7:00pm--Los Angeles, CA
Bob Scheer's class - Media & Society
University of Southern California
3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles
http://ascweb.usc.edu/

WEDNESDAY APRIL 21, 7:00pm--Los Angeles, CA
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
3300 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
(S.W. Corner of Wilshire & Berendo - Parking Lot Behind Church, Street
Parking Available)
An evening with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
A Benefit for KPFK
$20 donation at door. No one turned away. For more info/ tix to
pre-event reception (includes book):
(818) 985-2711 x214 or http://www.kpfk.org

THURSDAY APRIL 22, 8:00pm--St. Louis, MO
Sheldon Theatre
3648 Washington Blvd, St. Louis
Pre-Event Reception, 6:30pm, Sheldon Theatre Lobby
For tix to the event and the reception call Metrotix at (314) 534-1111

FRIDAY APRIL 23, 8:30-10:30am--St. Louis, MO
First Unitarian Church
5007 Waterman Street, St. Louis
(at North Kings Highway Blvd)
The Axis of Empire: Opening Plenary on Media with Amy Goodman,
Bob McChesney Plenary is free/open to public.
For info: http://www.udc.org/conf2004
or email kenr [at] siu.edu or call (618) 453-1470

FRIDAY APRIL 23, 6:15pm--Champaign, IL
Doors open at 5:30pm
Illinois Disciples Foundation
610 South Wright Street, Champaign
NW corner of Wright and Springfield
A Benefit for WEFT
$10 (sliding scale). Tix at door. For more information:
(217) 359-9338 or http://weft.org/

SATURDAY APRIL 24, 11:00am--Yellow Springs, OH
Antioch College Commencement Address
Book signing at Antioch Union 9:30 am, Herndon Gallery 1:15 pm
http://www.antioch.edu/

SATURDAY APRIL 24, 7:30pm--Minneapolis, MN
St. Joan of Arc Church
4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis
For tix contact KFAI (612) 341-3144, or Birchbark Books (612) 374-4023

SUNDAY APRIL 25--Washington D.C.
March for Women's Lives
Washington D.C.


MONDAY APRIL 26, 7:00pm--New Hope, PA
New Hope-Sulberry High School
on Bridge Street--Route 179, New Hope
Amy Goodman, Jeff Cohen, and Robert Bressler
For more information: (215) 497-8735

TUESDAY APRIL 27, 4:00pm--Westfield, MA
Westfield State College
Dever Auditorium, Parenzo Hall
Driving directions: http://www.wsc.ma.edu/map
more information: http://wwwcom.wsc.ma.edu/Pages/CICS/CIC8/CICS8.html

TUESDAY APRIL 27, 6:30-7:30pm--So. Hadley, MA
Odyssey Book Shop
The Village Commons, South Hadley
A Benefit for Valley Free Radio/WMUA
For tix: (413) 534-7307

TUESDAY APRIL 27, 7:30pm--So. Hadley, MA
Mt. Holyoke College
Chapin Auditorium
50 College Street, South Hadley
For more information: (413) 534-7307
http://www.odysseybks.com/calendar.html#goodman

WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 7:00pm--Washington D.C.
University of the District of Columbia
Van Ness Campus, Auditorium, Bldg 46
A Benefit for WPFW with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother
David Goodman
Pre-event reception at 5:00pm - price includes book
For tix and more information contact WPFW
(202) 588-0999 or http://www.wpfw.org

THURSDAY APRIL 29, 7:30pm--Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Forum
First Parish (Unitarian Universalist) Cambridge, 3 Church Street
The Exception to the Rulers with Amy Goodman,
Noam Chomsky and her co-author/brother David Goodman
Voluntary contribution $1-$5; first come, first served.
For more information: http://www.cambridgeforum.org

FRIDAY APRIL 30, 8:30am--Cambridge, MA
Women and the Media Seminar
Lesley University, Alumni Hall
29 Everett Street, Cambridge
$25 ($10 for WAM! Registrants)
Tix via web at http://www.centerfornewwords.org/

FRIDAY APRIL 30, 12:30pm--Boston, MA
Borders Books & Music
10-24 School Street, Boston
With Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
For more information: (617) 557-7188

FRIDAY APRIL 30, 3:00pm--Cambridge, MA
Harvard University, Science Center Lecture Hall B
1 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Amy Goodman will be interviewed by
the students of Personal Choice and GlobalTransformation,
Harvard's most popular elective course.
For more information: bpalmer [at] fas.harvard.edu

SATURDAY MAY 1, 1:30pm--Albuquerque, NM
Simms Auditorium, Albuquerque Academy
Benefit for KUNM
6400 Wyoming Boulevard N.E.
With Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
For tix: Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grae NW (505) 344-8139
Co-sponsored by KUNM and The New Mexico Media Literacy Project

SATURDAY MAY 1, 7:00pm--Santa Fe, NM
The Lensic Theatre
211 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe
A Benefit for KSFR with Amy Goodman and
her co-author/brother David Goodman
For tix, contact The Lensic Box Office: (505) 988-1234

SUNDAY MAY 2, 2:00pm--Houston
Edwin Hornberger Center
at Texas Medical Center
2151 West Holcombe at Shamrock Drive
On new Metro Line: Medical Center
A Benefit for KPFT with Amy Goodman and
her co-author/brother David Goodman
For event tix and pre-event reception call (713) 527-0123
http://www.kpft.org

MONDAY MAY 3, 7:00pm--Boulder, CO
Flatirons Theater
1089 13th Street (at College), Boulder
A Benefit for KGNU with Amy Goodman
And her co-author/brother David Goodman
For tix call KGNU at (303) 449-4885 or (800) 737-3030

TUESDAY MAY 4, 7:00pm--Denver, CO
Central Presbyterian Church
1660 Sherman Avenue, Denver
A Benefit for KGNU with Amy Goodman
and her co-author/brother David Goodman
For tix for event and pre-reception call
(303) 449-4885 or (800) 737-3030

WEDNESDAY MAY 5, 7:00pm--Salt Lake City, UT
University of Utah, Libby Gardener Concert Hall
1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
A Benefit for KRCL with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother
David Goodman
5:30 - 6:30 Pre-Event Reception at Art Barn
For tix: call Donna at KRCL: (801) 363-1818

THURSDAY MAY 6, Noon--Seattle, WA
University of Washington
Husky Union Building, Auditorium, Seattle
With Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
Free
more information: University Book Store: http://www.ubookstore.com
(206) 634-3400

THURSDAY MAY 6, 7:30pm--Bellingham, WA
Bellingham H.S., Performing Arts Center
2020 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham
A Benefit for KUGS and Whatcom Peace & Justice Committee
with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
For tix, contact: Village Books 1210 Eleventh Street, Bellingham
(360) 671-2626

FRIDAY MAY 7, 7:00pm--Seattle, WA
Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle
A Benefit for KBCS, http://www.kbcs.org
with Amy Goodman and her co-author/brother David Goodman
Tix: $25 call KBCS at (425) 564-2418

SATURDAY MAY 8, 12:30pm--Portland, OR
Baghdad Theater (across from Powells)
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland
Free
For more information: http://www.powells.com

SATURDAY MAY 8, 7:00pm--Eugene, OR
150 Columbia Hall, Univ. of Oregon
Benefit for KWVA and CTV
Students $6, Community members $10
Overflow room $3/$5
See http://www.democracynow.org/book

TUESDAY MAY 11, 12:30pm--Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia
Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia
Free
For more information call (215) 567-4341. Co-sponsored by Media Tank

WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 8:00pm--Huntington, NY
Book Revue
313 New York Avenue, Huntington
Free
For more information call (631) 271-1442

THURSDAY MAY 13 4:00pm--Buffalo, NY
Allen Hall on UB South Campus
3435 Main Street, Buffalo
Free
For more information: contact Talking Leaves Books at (716) 837-8554

FRIDAY MAY 14, 6:00pm--Grand Rapids, MI
Amy Goodman at the "Media $ Democracy" Conference
Fountain Street Church
24 Fountain NE (Downtown Grand Rapids)
$5 at door. For more information: (616) 459-8386 or
http://www.griid.org/mediareform

SATURDAY MAY 15, 7:00pm--Bar Harbor, ME
Gates Center, College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Free
For more information: contact Sherman's at (207) 288-3161

SUNDAY MAY 16, 10:00am--Belfast, ME
Benefit for WERU
The Boat House on the Waterfront
34 Commercial Street, Belfast
For tix, contact: denis [at] weru.org (207) 469-6600, The Green Store:
(207) 338-4045 or Mr. Paperback Books and Music (207) 338-2735.

SUNDAY MAY 16, 3:00pm--Portland, ME
University of Southern Maine
Luther Bonnie Auditorium, Bedford Street
Free. For more information call (207) 774-0626

MONDAY MAY 17, 7:00pm--Albany, NY
A Benefit for WRPI
Location TBA
For more information, check http://www.democracynow.org/book

WEDNESDAY MAY 19, 5:15pm & 7:45pm--Pleasantville, NY
Jacob Burns Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, New York
Amy Goodman will speak between film showings
5:15pm: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
7:45pm: "Independent Media in a Time of War"
Tix go on sale on April 28
Buy tix at http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org
For more information: (914) 747-5555

FRIDAY MAY 21, 12:30pm--Chicago, IL
Border's Books & Music
150 North State Street, Chicago
For more information: (312) 606-0750

SATURDAY MAY 22--11:00 am
Hampshire College Commencement Address
Amherst, Massachusetts

SATURDAY MAY 22 2:00pm--Brattleboro, VT
Location TBA
For more information: (802) 254-6026

SATURDAY MAY 22, 7:00pm--Montpelier, VT
Vermont College, Gym
An evening with Amy Goodman
and her co-author/brother Vt. journalist David Goodman
Proceeds will benefit WGDR 91.1 FM
Tix on sale after May 1: Bear Pond Books
(802) 229-0774

SUNDAY MAY 23, Burlington, VT
Location TBA
Check listing http://www.democracynow.org/book

MONDAY, MAY 24, Bridgewater/Somerville NJ
Location TBA

THURSDAY, MAY 27, Jeffersonville, NY
WJFF Benefit
Location TBA
http://www.wjffradio.org 845-482-4141

FRIDAY MAY 28, Telluride, CO
Telluride Mountain Film Festival
Film, talk, book signing with Amy Goodman
Check http://www.democracynow.org/book

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 7 pm, New Haven, CT
AFSC Connecticut event
Location TBA
http://www.afsc.org/newengland/nect.htm
or call 860-523-1534

FRIDAY JUNE 18, 7pm Madison, WI
P.R. Watch 10th Anniversary dinner
http://www.prwatch.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 3pm Steven's Point, WI
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
http://www.the-mrea.org/energy_fair.php

SUNDAY, JUNE 20 Milwaukee, WI
TBA check http://www.democracynow.org/book

FRIDAY JUNE 25, 1:30-2:45pm Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Convention Center
Unitarian Universalist General Assembly

FRIDAY JUNE 25, 7:30 PM, Sonoma, CA
Project Censored
Location TBA
Sonoma State Univ.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 7pm New York, NY
Barnes and Noble
82 and Broadway, Manhattan, NY

SATURDAY, JULY 10 Noon Tampa, FL
Alliance for Community Media Annual Convention
TBA check http://www.democracynow.org/book
http://www.alliancecm.org

SATURDAY JULY 10 7pm Tampa, FL
WMNF and Speakup Tampa Bay
TBA see http://www.democracynow.org/book
http://www.wmnf.org
http://www.speakuptampabay.org/

SUNDAY JULY 11 12:30 pm Aspen, CO
State of the World Conference
Location TBA
http://www.soprisfoundation.org/

FRIDAY JULY 23, Provincetown, MA
Provincetown Town Hall
Fundraiser for WOMR
Amy Goodman with Norman Mailer
http://www.womr.org

SATURDAY JULY 24, Boston, MA
Veterans for Peace Banquet
TBA check http://www.democracynow.org/book

SUNDAY AUGUST 22 Hopland, CA
Solfest http://www.solfest.org

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18-19 WASHINGTON DC
Green Festival http://www.greenfestival.org

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 7-9pm Santa Fe, NM
Amy Goodman interviews Chalmers Johnson
The Lensic Theatre
211 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe
For tix, contact The Lensic Box Office: 505-988-1234

FRI-SUN OCTOBER 15-17, time & day TBA, San Rafael, CA
Bioneers Conference
Marin Center
http://www.bioneers.org

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