[act-ma] 9/15 Protesting "Tony" Bliar?? @ Harvard Bookstore event in Harvard Square (Wed)

[James in Cambridge]

   Does anyone know of any plans to protest the (B)liar from across the water? Bush's poodle?
   The first book event in Dublin was met with vigorous protest, and at least one attempt to make
 a Citizens' Arrest of Bliar for being a war criminal (and liar.) The next event in London was then
 cancelled. (Bravo!!) Now Bliar comes to America to continue selling his reportedly boring (and,
 of course, lying) "memoir," this time with the help of the (fawning) Tina Brown, formerly high-
 rolling big spender at the New Yorker. (There will be another event at the church that evening,
 which might actually be worth attending, by the way, but at 8 p.m.)

 





Wednesday, September 15th 


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 Alfred A. Knopf Inc 
Price: $35.00

       

TONY BLAIR

discusses

A Journey: 
My Political Life

in conversation with noted journalist 
TINA BROWN

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

Due to security and space concerns, bags, large purses, backpacks, etc will not be allowed in the venue. All persons and small bags will be subject to search prior to admittance. The search is a requirement for entry. The evening′s format will consist of an on-stage discussion between Tony Blair and Tina Brown. Pre-signed copies of A Journey: My Political Life will be available for purchase both before and after the program.  
Harvard Book Store is thrilled to host former British prime minister TONY BLAIR as he discusses his new political memoir, A Journey: My Political Life, in conversation with noted journalist and editor TINA BROWN.
Tony Blair′s emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour’s history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office as Britain’s dominant political figure of the last two decades.

A Journey is Tony Blair’s firsthand account of his years in office and beyond. Here he describes for the first time his role in shaping our recent history, from the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death to the war on terror. He reveals the leadership decisions that were necessary to reinvent his party, the relationships with colleagues including Gordon Brown, the grueling negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, the implementation of the biggest reforms to public services in Britain since 1945, and his relationships with leaders on the world stage—Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush. He analyzes the belief in ethical intervention that led to his decisions to go to war in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and, most controversially of all, in Iraq. 

Few British prime ministers have shaped the nation’s course as profoundly as Tony Blair, and his achievements and legacy will be debated for years to come. 




CONTACT:

General Info:
617.661.1515

Media:
617.661.1424 ex.1

Email:


rbcass at harvard.com 





Event Information



DATE:
Wednesday, September 15th

TIME:
7:00 PM

LOCATION:
First Parish Church 
3 Church Street
Cambridge 

TICKETS:
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Due to security and space concerns, bags, large purses, backpacks, etc will not be allowed in the venue. All persons and small bags will be subject to search prior to admittance. The search is a requirement for entry. The evening’s format will consist of an on-stage discussion between Tony Blair and Tina Brown. Pre-signed copies of A Journey: My Political Life will be available for purchase both before and after the program. 



 
Tony Blair was elected prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1997. Since leaving office in 2007, he has served as the Quartet Representative to the Middle East and founded the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which promotes respect and understanding between the major religions and makes the case for faith as a force for good in the modern world. He now leads the Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative, working with world leaders to build consensus on a new comprehensive international climate policy framework. He lectures at Yale University. 

Photo Credit: John Swannell 








 
Tina Brown is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast. She is the author of the 2007 New York Times best seller The Diana Chronicles. Brown is the former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Talk magazines and host of CNBC\'s Topic A with Tina Brown. 


 		 	   		  
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