Dean, Belafonte in Rome for 9/12, day the world stood with us.

http://civworld.org/day.htm
SNIP..."On September 11th, as the World Trade Center began to crumble, one of greatest examples of interdependence ever was on television screens around the world. Interdependence was already obvious in the harsh realities of global warming, HIV, terrorism, crime and unregulated global capitalism. However, on that day the world saw that the problems of one region are not simply isolated issues, but that our problems are interconnected. Furthermore, the world saw that security was not something guaranteed by power. September 11th is the day we look back, we mourn the ones that we have lost. The 12th "we celebrate the living so that tomorrow we can embrace those who are not yet born."

Here is the schedule:
http://civworld.org/schedule2004.htm

Saturday concert:
With performances by:
Harry Belafonte, Global performer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Martin Best, Lutenist and Tenor
Ivry Gitlis, Violinist
Erica Jong, American author of Fear of Flying
Leah Krueutzer, Dancer and choreographer with the LKB Dance Company
Salman Masahla, Poet
Sonia Sanchez, Poet, author, lecturer

SNIP..Sunday"10:30 am – 11:30 am Public Plenary Session II: Perspectives on Interdependence
Governor Howard Dean, Chiara Lubich President of the Focolare Movement, Andrea Riccardi President of Sant’Egidio, former President Milan Kucan of Slovenia, former Prime Minister Michel Rocard of France, former President Ruth Dreifuss of Switzerland, Adam Michnik founder of the polish Solidarity movement, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Anglo-Indian Philosopher, Author and member of House of Lords.
-Parco della Musica"

... appreciation for him because of this.

He is on a Muppet Show DVD we have, and my son is always asking for the song "Turn the World Around", an African-influenced number about how we are all the same, in the end, and if we could just get to know one another, we could turn the world around.

Would that this song were being played everywhere now.

Have you noticed how the media ignores this story? I have not seen this in our media here at all.

Some media coverage would be nice...

I mean nothing. You would think it was a secret or something.
;)

http://www.democracycollaborative.org/

"The Democracy Collaborative brings together an international consortium of more than 20 of the world's leading academic centers and citizen engagement organizations, hosted and sponsored by the University of Maryland. Through programs of theoretical and practical research, teaching, training, and community action, the Collaborative works to strengthen democracy and civil society locally, nationally, and globally. "

It is amazing that an event like this gets no coverage in our media, or even worldwide. I found one article from Italy. Nothing else.

He was fairly popular internationally, and I'm sure that will continue. Of course, part of it is that the rest of the world is so much better informed than we are.

Nothing. Ignored in the US and abroad. To me this is an effort that is so worthwhile.