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An Evening with Bernie Sanders: Riverside Church, NYC 8/28/17 (Original Post) QC Sep 2017 OP
Hillary Clinton will be there tomorrow night for a fundraiser for Camp Olmsted..... George II Sep 2017 #1
Has Jon Svitavsky been there yet? n/t QC Sep 2017 #2
Who knows and who cares. Riverside Church has hosted a number of world-famous guest speakers.... George II Sep 2017 #3
Thanks, enjoyed this very much. democrank Sep 2017 #4
Wish I'd been there. Great Church. zentrum Sep 2017 #5

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. Hillary Clinton will be there tomorrow night for a fundraiser for Camp Olmsted.....
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 01:36 PM
Sep 2017

....all proceeds go to the Camp.

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. Who knows and who cares. Riverside Church has hosted a number of world-famous guest speakers....
Reply to QC (Reply #2)
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:38 PM
Sep 2017

...for decades.

They've been highly active in various social rights movements: LGBT movements, immigration rights, and anti-torture campaigns among them. Many of their forums have raised funds for such movements or to help less fortunate members of their community and New York City as a whole, as Hillary Clinton's is tomorrow. At $75 per seat, if 500 show up that would mean something like $30,000 + for Camp Olmsted.

Others who have spoken at Riverside Church over the years have been Hillary's husband, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Dalai Lama, Cesar Chavez, and even Fidel Castro.

Many have appeared without compensation, and many (not all ) have appeared to raise funds for worthy causes.

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